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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Computer & Information Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,796 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,193 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 275 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree computer and information sciences students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer & Information Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 144 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 14 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 7 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree computer and information sciences students list, UO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 4 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

UW Tacoma also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438.

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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%.

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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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