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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
502 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,405 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Information Science Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k 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.

Read more about General Information Science at Texas Tech University

#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 #3 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science 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. The yearly cost to attend UH Victoria is $9,996 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Information Science at University of Houston - Victoria

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 233 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,622 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 4 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 $48-$75k list, UT Permian Basin has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,417 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Information Science at UT Permian Basin

#10 in overall quality

Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the school also landed the #10 spot 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 $9,796 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Information Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,377 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of North Texas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on General Information Science at UNT

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Information Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,812 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 General Information Science at University of Oklahoma

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Notes and References

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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