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

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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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in IT at UW Seattle, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Information Technology at National University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in IT at Middlebury Institute, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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

Full Information Technology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Naval Postgraduate School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in IT at Naval Postgraduate School, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of San Diego Report

University of California - San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in IT at UCSD, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of California - San Diego

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in IT at USC, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full Information Technology at University of Southern California Report

With a ranking of #10, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 32% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 68% are male.

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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 20 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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