2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Schools in Washington

a master's degree in computer software & applications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #50 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for computer software & applications students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in computer software & applications during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer software & applications students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer software & applications students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer software & applications to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer software & applications related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer software & applications students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Software & Applications Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Software & Applications in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer software & applications.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Computer Software

1

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

15 Annual Graduates

Seattle Pacific University is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in computer software & applications. SPU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in computer software & applications from Seattle Pacific University

2

DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA

12 Annual Graduates

DigiPen Institute of Technology is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in computer software & applications. Located in the city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in computer software & applications from DigiPen Institute of Technology

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	416

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer Software

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Software & Applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	15
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation	12

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	460
Information Science	281
Computer Science	267
Information Technology	149

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.