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

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$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master'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.

The Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

About 36% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 49% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University 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 large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in IS at Claremont Graduate University, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at Claremont Graduate University

#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Far Western US Region . University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

Full Information Science at University of Redlands Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

University of the West ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Rosemead, UWest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at University of the West

Western Oregon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Read full report on Information Science at Western Oregon University

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information science programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information science programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Information Science at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the 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 10 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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