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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 2,696 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,413 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major” ranking analyzed 42 colleges that offered a degree in informatics. That schools that top this list have a program in informatics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The informatics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 415 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full IU Bloomington Informatics Report
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #2 spot on the list. University at Albany is a fairly large public school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 136 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Informatics at UAlbany
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #3 spot on the list. IU Kokomo is a small public school situated in Kokomo, Indiana. It awarded 10 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Informatics at Indiana University - Kokomo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 267 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Informatics at UW Seattle
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. New Albany, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 6 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%.
Read more about Informatics at Indiana University - Southeast
Dominican University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. Dominican University is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 11 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Read more about Informatics at Dominican U
With a ranking of #7, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Informatics at UL Lafayette
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking, coming in at #8. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 114 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Informatics at UC Irvine
With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 79 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Informatics Report
University of Montevallo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Montevallo Informatics Report
Indiana University - East came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Informatics at Indiana University - East
With a ranking of #12, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Indiana University - South Bend Informatics Report
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s informatics degrees 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 Informatics at UW - Stout
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Informatics Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Informatics at UMass Amherst
Muskingum University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. Muskingum University is located in New Concord, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Informatics at Muskingum
Allegheny College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. This small school is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s informatics degrees 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Allegheny College Informatics Report
Assumption University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s informatics 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%.
Full Assumption Informatics Report
Trine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking, coming in at #19. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 0 students 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%.
Read more about Informatics at Trine
University of Iowa came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Full University of Iowa Informatics Report
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking, coming in at #21. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Informatics at Widener University
With a ranking of #22, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. Mercer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Informatics at Mercer
Idaho State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full ISU Informatics Report
Texas Woman’s University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Woman’s University Informatics Report
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Informatics Major ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Informatics at ASU - Tempe
