2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 661 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,900 and $41,259 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 547 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$132,866 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 327 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at UC Berkeley

#2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 161 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Seattle Information Science Report

#3

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,015 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600.

Read full report on Information Science at Hawaii Pacific University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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