2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 198 students majoring in IT at Naval Postgraduate School, 82% are male and 18% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 815 |
California | 1,160 |
Oregon | 140 |
Nevada | 81 |
Hawaii | 6 |
Alaska | 16 |
Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.
IT Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & IS Security | 22,829 |
Network & System Administration/Administrator | 5,501 |
Information Technology Management | 4,009 |
Computer Support Specialist | 3,176 |
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 2,077 |
Information Technology Project Management | 2,076 |
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster | 887 |
Majors Similar to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
Computer Science | 59,565 |
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 Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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