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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$38,734 Avg Salary
$15,501 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online programming undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for computer programming students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in programming at Portland Community College, 65% are male and 35% are female.

On average, programming graduates from Portland Community College take out $23,037 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Computer Programming at Portland Community College Report

#2

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Santa Monica College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the Far Western US Region . SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

About 33% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#3

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Bernardino Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

Full Computer Programming at San Bernardino Valley College Report

#4

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for computer programming students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 327
California 594
Oregon 79
Nevada 58
Alaska 0

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One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 8,750
App Specific Computer Programming 2,411
Computer Programming Certifications 278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms 173
Computer Game Programming 169
Other Computer Programming 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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