2024 Best Informatics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a master's degree in informatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #141 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Informatics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 master's degrees in informatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to informatics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other informatics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized informatics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for informatics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Informatics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Informatics in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in informatics.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Informatics

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

151 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in informatics has to check out University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in informatics from University of Southern California

2

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

San Jose State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in informatics. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in informatics from San Jose State University

Best Informatics Colleges by State

Explore the best informatics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	170

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Rankings in Majors Related to Informatics

Informatics is one of 5 different types of Computer Information Systems programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Informatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	527
General Computer & Information Sciences	263
Artificial Intelligence	58
Other Computer & Information Sciences	35

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.