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

14 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree 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.

The Best Information Technology Master's Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Tacoma Campus the best school in the Far Western US Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

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 # 3 spot on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National 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 #9 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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
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 14 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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