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2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$30,087 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #57 most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Science

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Information Science at University of California - Berkeley

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

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

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 516
Washington 214
Oregon 9
Nevada 0
Hawaii 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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