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2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 760 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $87,566 and $13,956 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 650 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information science.

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Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

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

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 370 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at UC Berkeley

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 203 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Information Science Report

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Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Information Science at Claremont Graduate University

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University of Redlands
Redlands, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Redlands. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. Redlands, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full University of Redlands Information Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at Hawaii Pacific University

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University of the West
Rosemead, California

With a ranking of #6, University of the West did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Rosemead, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full UWest Information Science Report

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Western Oregon University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking. Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Information Science at Western Oregon University

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 full report on Information Science at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 0 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Information Science at UNLV

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended IS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Information Science at University of California - Los Angeles

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