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Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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With 14,336 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer software and applications is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Graduate 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 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online graduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer software majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Of the 7 students majoring in computer software at Naval Postgraduate School, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Naval Postgraduate School Report

#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in the Far Western US Region . Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

Full Computer Software & Applications at Westcliff University Report

Explore the most popular online computer software and applications schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 317
California 951
Oregon 72
Nevada 8
Hawaii 17

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

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Majors Similar to Computer Software

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 2 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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