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

11 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master'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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 472 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 looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

#1

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’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 23 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at California Baptist University

#2

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 79 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree it students list, National University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full National University Information Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at UNLV

Out of the 11 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 #4 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 92 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree it students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Information Technology Report

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 10 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CWU Information Technology Report

#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

University of San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. USD is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of San Diego Information Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

California State University - San Marcos came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSM also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Marcos are $18,661, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#9 in overall quality

California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Carson, California, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

CSUDH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Dominguez Hills are $17,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at California State University - Dominguez Hills

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 25 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Southern California

With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree it students list, UW Tacoma has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

With a ranking of #11, University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 5 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Bothell Campus are $30,198, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

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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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