by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 42,900 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In , information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,643 and had an average of $27,140 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,717 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,416 and $24,079 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 497 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree it students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laurus College landed the #1 spot on the list. Laurus College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Laurus College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Intercontinental University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Information Technology at California Intercontinental University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of California - Santa Cruz
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Green River College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia Basin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. CBC is a medium-sized public school situated in Pasco, Washington. It awarded 26 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Hawaii came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UOPX - Hawaii is located in Kapolei, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Renton Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. Renton Technical College is located in Renton, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Highline College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. Des Moines, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Oregon Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full Oregon Institute of Technology Information Technology Report
Whatcom Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Whatcom Community College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 18 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Whatcom Community College
With a ranking of #12, George Fox University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. GFU is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 9 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Yakima Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Yakima, Washington, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, City University of Seattle did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. City University of Seattle is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Seattle Central College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle Central College is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
National University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. La Grande, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Seattle Pacific University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
California Baptist University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at California Baptist University
Great Basin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Great Basin College is a small school located in Elko, Nevada that handed out 4 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 45 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 more about Information Technology at The University of Arizona Global Campus
University of Phoenix - California came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Ontario, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Phoenix - California
Azusa Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Warner Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Warner Pacific University Information Technology Report
Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Vancouver, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
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