2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Far Western US Region

A bachelor's degree in information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for information science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in information science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in IS matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Far Western US Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of information science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for information science.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Information Science in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in information science.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for IS Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in information science needs to check out University of California - Riverside. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in California.

There were about 26 information science students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from University of California - Riverside

2

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in information science needs to check out Western Oregon University. Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the fringe town of Monmouth. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in Oregon.

There were about 21 information science students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from Western Oregon University

3

Brigham Young University - Hawaii
Laie, HI

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In HI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brigham Young University - Hawaii if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in information science. BYU - H is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Laie.

There were roughly 11 information science students who graduated with this degree at BYU - H in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from Brigham Young University - Hawaii

4

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In OR

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Fox University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in information science. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 8 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from George Fox University

5

California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in California.

There were roughly 5 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at CLU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from California Lutheran University

6

Walla Walla University
College Place, WA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

Located in the small suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 information science students who graduated with this degree at Walla Walla U in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from Walla Walla University

6

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in California.

There were roughly 1 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at Caltech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from California Institute of Technology

8

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. More information about a bachelor’s in information science from San Diego State University

8

California State University - Stanislaus
Turlock, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Stan State is a large public university located in the small suburb of Turlock. More information about a bachelor’s in information science from California State University - Stanislaus

8

Golden Gate University - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in information science from Golden Gate University - San Francisco

 

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular information science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	26
Washington	229	3
Oregon	178	27
Nevada	117	0
Hawaii	115	5

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Information Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	10,102
Computer Information Systems	3,087
Computer Software & Applications	489
Information Technology	469
Computer Programming	167
Data Processing	80
Computer Systems Analysis	49
Computer Systems Networking	41

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 The Opte Project. More about our data sources and methodologies.