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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Educational/Instructional Technology is the 129th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 474 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in educational/instructional technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational/instructional technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the educational/instructional technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree educational/instructional technology students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology in the Far Western US Region

#1

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology 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 Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121.

Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at Concordia University, Irvine

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Brandman University is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 15 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman are $12,540.

Full Brandman University Educational/Instructional Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 151 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal State Fullerton Educational/Instructional Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #5 spot on the list. California State University - Monterey Bay is a public institution located in Seaside, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Monterey Bay are $18,081, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at California State University - Monterey Bay

#6

National University

La Jolla, California
#5 in overall quality

National University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

National University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at National University

#8 in overall quality

California State University - East Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 32 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State East Bay Educational/Instructional Technology Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Alaska Southeast came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Juneau, Alaska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UAS also made our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAS are $25,017, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAS Educational/Instructional Technology Report

#9

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 7 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896.

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#10

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#2 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Educational/Instructional Technology Report

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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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