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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$15,572 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Computer Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 1,551 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the compsci master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Martin’s University the best value school in Washington for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.

Saint Martin’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

UW Tacoma graduate students pay an average of $17,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Tacoma is ranked #2 for overall quality for compsci in Washington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #3 for overall quality for compsci in Washington.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Washington. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

UW Bothell graduate students pay an average of $17,628 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Bothell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Full Computer Science at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 13,148
Oregon 1,282
Nevada 152
Hawaii 152
Alaska 31

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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