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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$35,009 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor'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 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the computer and information sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Caltech are $58,443 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

UCSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.

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Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 20,550
Washington 5,454
Oregon 1,881
Hawaii 359
Nevada 486
Alaska 60

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Almonroth.

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