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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Tacoma Campus the best value school in Washington for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Tacoma are $17,874 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Tacoma is ranked #1 for overall quality for IT in Washington.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also made our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

UW Bothell graduate students pay an average of $17,628 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

SPU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree 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 Schools 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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