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2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Riverside to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of California - Riverside Report

#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great place for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

Of the 17 students majoring in IS at CLU, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Information Science at California Lutheran University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a great place for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - H is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Laie.

Women make up 33% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Brigham Young University - Hawaii

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great place for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Information Science at Western Oregon University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Far Western US Region . Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Of the 6 students majoring in IS at Caltech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Information Science at California Institute of Technology Report

#6

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

With a ranking of #6, George Fox University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

With a ranking of #7, Walla Walla University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

Full Information Science at Walla Walla University Report

Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree information science programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Read full report on Information Science at Gonzaga University

#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Full Information Science at San Diego State University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges 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 16 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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