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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 661 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #1 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,871 for far western us region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid per year to attend University of California - Riverside.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UCR General Information Science Report

#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Caltech is $24,274 for far western us region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Information Science at California Institute of Technology

#3

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Oregon State College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Oregon University is $19,315 for far western us region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid.

Read full report on General Information Science at Western Oregon University

#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. California Lutheran University is located in Thousand Oaks, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.

CLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CLU is $26,489 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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