2025 Best Individualized Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region
4Colleges in the Far Western US Region
396Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded
Individualized Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #38 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Individualized Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 396 degrees in individualized studies to qualified students.
The individualized studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Individualized Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Individualized Studies 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Individualized Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Individualized Studies in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the individualized studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Individualized Studies
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in individualized studies. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 22 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.
California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great choice for students interested in a degree in individualized studies. CSUDH is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Carson. This university ranks 91st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 32 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at CSUDH in the most recent year we have data available.
Linn-Benton Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in individualized studies. Located in the city of Albany, LBCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 27th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 149 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at LBCC in the most recent data year.
Northwest Indian College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in individualized studies. Northwest Indian College is a small public college located in the suburb of Bellingham.
There were approximately 59 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwest Indian College in the most recent data year.
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).
The individualized studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Individualized Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Individualized Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
