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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

12 Colleges
$87,566 Avg Salary
$13,956 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #38 in the country. In fact 6,934 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 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. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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The excellent programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The excellent programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Far Western US Region . CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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Naval Postgraduate School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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#8

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

University of the West came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UWest is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rosemead.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR

Western Oregon University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 468
Washington 212
Oregon 0
Nevada 0
Hawaii 3

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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.

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