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2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Riverside to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 24 students majoring in IS at UCR, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 94% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Hawaii helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the fringe town of Laie, BYU - H is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in IS at BYU - H, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Women make up 71% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Western Oregon University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#6

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree information science programs. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

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#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Walla Walla University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Walla Walla University Report

Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Full Information Science at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools 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 16 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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