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

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Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the most popular school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 10 students majoring in computer software at Seattle U, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Computer Software majors at Seattle U take out an average of $21,447 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 56% of the computer software majors at the school.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Portland State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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

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#4

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westcliff University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer software and applications schools in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 5 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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