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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$49,416 Avg Salary
$21,765 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 10,754 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Tacoma Campus the best school in the Far Western US Region for information technology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 17 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 very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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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
California 547
Washington 197
Oregon 12
Nevada 44

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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