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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
478 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 28,174 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,501 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 478 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology 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 information technology 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 IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 106 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Information Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree it students list, CSUSB has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at California State University - San Bernardino

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State LA Information Technology Report

#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small school located in Thousand Oaks, California that handed out 36 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CLU are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Lutheran University Information Technology Report

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 20 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.

Full Central Washington University Information Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

California State University - Fullerton landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at California State University - Fullerton

#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

University of San Francisco landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710.

Full USFCA Information Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree it students list, UW Tacoma has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at UW Tacoma

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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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