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

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$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 Most Popular 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 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 57% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 85 students majoring in IT at National University, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in IT at UW Tacoma, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 81% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Report

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in IT at UNLV, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 12% of the IT majors at the school.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in IT at USD, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Full Information Technology at University of San Diego Report

University of California - San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 18% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of California - San Diego

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree 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.

Women make up 28% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at University of Southern California Report

California Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in IT at Cal Baptist, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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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 20 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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