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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 259,697 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, computer & information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In , computer & information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $54,667 and had an average of $25,780 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 36,388 computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,064 and $24,655 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,552 computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 81 colleges that offer a degree in computer & information sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer & information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree computer & information sciences students.
Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern Polytechnic University is located in Fremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific States University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Pacific States University Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full ITU Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to 70 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern States University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern States University is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Southern States University Computer & Information Sciences Report
California Miramar University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California Miramar University is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 7 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Academy of Art University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 187 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Claremont Graduate University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to 42 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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With a ranking of #9, DigiPen Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Redmond, Washington, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students 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%.
Full Digipen Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 127 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 963 masters’s computer & information sciences 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Southern California
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 334 degrees to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full Stanford Computer & Information Sciences Report
City University of Seattle landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CityU is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 33 masters’s computer & information sciences 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%.
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University of San Francisco came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 149 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of San Francisco
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is a small school located in Monterey, California that handed out 83 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 665 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at UW Seattle
University of California - San Diego ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 253 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
Full University of California - San Diego Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #18, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Golden Gate University - San Francisco
University of the West ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. UWest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rosemead, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full UWest Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #20, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Institute of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full California Institute of the Arts Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #21, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 385 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at UC Berkeley
William Jessup University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. William Jessup University is located in Rocklin, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Sofia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Sofia University is a private for-profit institution located in Palo Alto, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, Northcentral University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 59 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Northcentral University
With a ranking of #25, California Lutheran University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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%.
Full CLU Computer & Information Sciences Report
