2025 Best Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
61Colleges in the Far Western US Region
16,747Computer Science Degrees Awarded
Computer Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 61 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 16,747 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Computer Science in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of computer science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Computer Science
It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 903 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 656 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
Learn the applied programming skills needed to fill in-demand tech roles when you earn your online AS in Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 520 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Southern California is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in computer science. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1015 computer science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 819 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were approximately 884 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 200 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.
Learn the front-end design and back-end development skills employers look for in full stack software developers with this online bachelor's degree in computer science from Southern New Hampshire University.
Harvey Mudd College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Claremont. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harvey Mudd College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 49 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Harvey Mudd College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 220 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.
UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were roughly 657 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 985 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 224 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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