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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

50 Colleges
$24,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,772 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Martin’s University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Digipen graduate students pay an average of $29,300 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 50 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Seattle University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Loyola Marymount University Report

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

UW Tacoma graduate students pay an average of $31,032 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Tacoma is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools 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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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