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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$27,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 Value 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. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California Baptist University to be the best value 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 Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 per year.

Full Information Technology at California Baptist University Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UW Tacoma graduate students pay an average of $31,032 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Tacoma also did well on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also claimed a spot on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Seattle Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SPU are $24,273 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SPU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Bothell are $30,786 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Bothell also is in the top 10% of our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $28,410 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USD also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of San Diego

California State University - San Marcos ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSM are $18,665 a year.

Read full report on Information Technology at California State University - San Marcos

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 14 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.

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