by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,726 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 158 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular informatics programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region informatics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 56 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 39 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s informatics degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Informatics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 3 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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