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

9 Ranked Colleges
469 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor'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 IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,471 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,677 and $21,483 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 469 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Far Western US Region

#1

Columbia Basin College

Pasco, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Basin College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Columbia Basin College is a public institution located in Pasco, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree it students list, CBC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,628 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend CBC.

Read full report on Information Technology at Columbia Basin College

#2

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - California is $12,664 for far western us region bachelor’s degree it students.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Phoenix - California

#3

National University

La Jolla, California

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #3 spot on the list. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree it students list, National University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Technology at National University

#4

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whatcom Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Whatcom Community College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Whatcom Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $7,683 for far western us region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend Whatcom Community College.

Read full report on Information Technology at Whatcom Community College

#5

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

WWU also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Western Washington University is $16,529 for far western us region bachelor’s degree it 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%.

Read more about Information Technology at WWU

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 77 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,397 for far western us region bachelor’s degree it students.

Full Central Washington University Information Technology Report

#7

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

California Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. California Baptist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $24,707 for far western us region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend Cal Baptist.

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%.

Read full report on Information Technology at California Baptist University

#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 143 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $18,186 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend UC Santa Cruz.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Santa Cruz Information Technology Report

#9

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seattle Pacific University is $26,505 for far western us region bachelor’s degree it students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Seattle Pacific University Information Technology Report

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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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