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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Computer Software & Media Applications is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,438 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 102 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other computer software and media applications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other computer software and media applications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other computer software and media applications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The computer software and media applications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified ’s computer software and media applications students in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $36,143 for Far Western US Region Computer Software and Media Applications students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Computer Software & Media Applications at Academy of Art University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 13 ’s computer software and media applications degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Santa Cruz is $17,930 for Far Western US Region Computer Software and Media Applications students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Computer Software & Media Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz
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Notes and References
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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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