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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$27,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master'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.

The Best Value Information Technology 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 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California Baptist University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Tacoma are $31,032 a year.

UW Tacoma not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

UCSD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Information Technology at University of California - San Diego Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Bothell are $30,786 per year.

UW Bothell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $28,410 per year.

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California State University - San Marcos landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSM are $18,665 per year.

Full Information Technology at California State University - San Marcos Report

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges 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 14 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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