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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$29,713 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology 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 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Columbia Basin College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CBC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,735 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IT graduates from CBC carry an average student debtload of $20,969.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at National University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,353.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Hawaii landed the # 3 spot on the list. UOPX - Hawaii is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Honolulu.

UOPX - Hawaii undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year. IT majors at UOPX - Hawaii take out an average of $41,610 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

UOPX - California undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year. IT majors at UOPX - California take out an average of $41,610 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great value for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWU are $25,930 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WWU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $25,213 per year.

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California Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Cal Baptist undergraduate students pay an average of $37,018 in tuition and fees each year.

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Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SPU are $35,646 a year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 a year.

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#10

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $32,625 per year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
California 1,160
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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