2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security 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 Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,239 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 212 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security 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 computer and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.
Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Basin College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Columbia Basin College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pasco, Washington. It awarded 35 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CBC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Basin College is $9,628 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.
UOPX - California also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - California is $12,664 for far western us region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.
WWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Washington University is $16,529 for far western us region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, CWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.
Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California Baptist University is $24,707 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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