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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
502 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,974 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 502 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $3,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 126 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Victoria, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,404 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Houston - Victoria.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $6,704 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Permian Basin, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,221 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Permian Basin.

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#2 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 233 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

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#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $10,580 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $17,285 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7 in overall quality

Strayer University - Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Texas also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Full Strayer University - Texas General Information Science Report

#11

South University, Austin

Round Rock, Texas
#11 in overall quality

South University, Austin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Round Rock, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

South University, Austin also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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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%.

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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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