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Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our analysis found Laurus College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Laurus College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of San Luis Obispo.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Laurus College accumulate an average of around $33,932 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#4

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peninsula College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Peninsula College is a small public school located in the town of Port Angeles.

Of the 12 students majoring in IT at Peninsula College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Women make up 40% of the IT majors at the school.

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Great Basin College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Bates Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,160
Washington 815
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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.

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