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

4 Schools Ranked
$22,763 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, California
221 Total Awards

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in Monterey, California that handed out 221 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, California
3 Total Awards
$13,100 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Westcliff University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This small private for-profit school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
1 Total Awards
$12,127 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
1 Total Awards
$19,875 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in San Francisco, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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