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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$87,566 Avg Salary
$13,956 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

Check out the IS 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 California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Information Science at University of California - Riverside Report

#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

Read full report on Information Science at California Lutheran University

Alaska Vocational Technical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. AVTEC is a small public school located in the remote area of Seward.

Full Information Science at Alaska Vocational Technical Center Report

Brigham Young University - Hawaii did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. BYU - H is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Laie.

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

Western Oregon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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California Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Full Information Science at California Institute of Technology Report

#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Redlands

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 26 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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