by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 1,822 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,790 and $22,308 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 274 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Green River College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington. Auburn, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Basin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington list. Pasco, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Renton Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Renton, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Information Technology at Renton Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Highline College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington. Highline is a public institution located in Des Moines, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Whatcom Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Whatcom Community College
Yakima Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington ranking. Yakima, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Yakima Valley College
City University of Seattle landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington ranking. City University of Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 4 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #9, Seattle Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Seattle Central
Seattle Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington list. SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Seattle Pacific University
Western Washington University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Clark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Washington list. This medium-sized school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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