by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Informatics is the 246th most popular major in the country with 2,726 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 162 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in informatics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in informatics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 33 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s informatics students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of North Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 6 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Informatics at University of North Florida
With a ranking of #8, St. Thomas University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. St. Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Montevallo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 5 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
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 1.7% 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%.
Lipscomb University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 86%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southeast Region list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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