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2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

5 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 600 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,071 and $23,899 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in Washington

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BC is $7,870 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software students.

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#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $12,607 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software students per year to attend EWU.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at EWU

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $15,397 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software students.

Full CWU Computer Software & Applications Report

#4

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington. Digipen is located in Redmond, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

Digipen also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for DigiPen Institute of Technology is $39,022 for washington bachelor’s degree computer software students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about Computer Software & Applications at Digipen

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bothell, Washington, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $11,060 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software students per year to attend UW Bothell.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about Computer Software & Applications at UW Bothell

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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

Footnotes

  • *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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