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2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$45,270 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 18,325 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the IS bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named California Institute of Technology the best value school in the Far Western US Region for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Caltech are $58,680 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Caltech is ranked #1 for overall quality for IS in the Far Western US Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College undergraduate students pay an average of $29,709 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great value for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gonzaga are $48,470 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCR are $43,508 per year.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CLU are $45,982 per year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 214
California 516
Oregon 9
Nevada 0
Hawaii 12

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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