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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

47 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found California Technical Academy to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 9% of the IT majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at CTA take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,585.

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#2

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle Central College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 128 students majoring in IT at Seattle Central, 66% are male and 34% are female.

Full Information Technology at Seattle Central College Report

#3

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asher College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Of the 60 students majoring in IT at Asher College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

IT majors at Asher College take out an average of $18,904 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Clover Park Technical College 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 city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in IT at CPTC, 97% are male and 3% are female.

Full Information Technology at Clover Park Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 94% are male.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Southern California Institute of Technology take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,188.

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#6

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Oxnard College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.

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#7

ICOHS College

San Diego, CA

ICOHS College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. ICOHS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#8

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#8

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

MTI College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. MTI College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at MTI College accumulate an average of around $11,252 in student debt.

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#8

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Bakersfield College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
California 1,160
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
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
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 27 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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