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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,790 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

With 197 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #20 most popular major in Washington.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$12,196 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Washington - Tacoma Campus to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Tacoma are $12,196 per year.

UW Tacoma did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Washington list.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for information technology students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #4 for overall quality for IT in Washington.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

$11,950 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Washington. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Bothell are $11,950 a year.

UW Bothell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Washington list.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great value for information technology students. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$35,646 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great value for information technology students. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPU are $35,646 a year.

SPU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Technology Schools in Washington list.

Full Information Technology at Seattle Pacific University Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 547
Oregon 12
Nevada 44

Information Technology is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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