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2025 Best Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
749 IS Degrees Awarded
$65,286 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #58 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 749 degrees in information science annually.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School

Best Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region The is program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Information Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in IS
Master's Degrees in IS
Doctor's Degrees in IS

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Information Science in the Far Western US Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the is degree levels they offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in IS

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
380 IS Degrees Awarded
1.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in information science has to look into University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 380 information science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Information Science degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley receive an earnings boost of about $110,196 above the typical earnings of information science graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
226 IS Degrees Awarded
6.2% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in information science. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 226 information science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Information Science degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus receive an earnings boost of approximately $49,376 over the typical earnings of information science graduates.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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University of California - Riverside is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in information science. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 29 information science students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year. Information Science degree recipients from University of California - Riverside earn a boost of about $10,804 above the typical earnings of information science majors.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in information science has to check out California Lutheran University. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 88th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 4 information science students who graduated with this degree at CLU in the most recent data year.

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Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the fringe town of Monmouth. This university ranks 7th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 20 information science students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year. After graduating, is degree recipients generally make an average of $39,320 in their early careers.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 512
Washington 300 214
Oregon 266 9
Nevada 192 0
Hawaii 164 12

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Information Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 749

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Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 16,747
Computer Information Systems 7,132
Information Technology 4,717
Computer Programming 2,302
Computer Software & Applications 2,145
Computer Systems Networking 1,837
Data Entry 342
Data Processing 247
Computer Systems Analysis 111
Other Computer & Information Sciences 59

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