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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
502 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 126 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 more than $110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech University General Information Science Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k 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.

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 estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Read full report on General Information Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 233 bachelors’s information science degrees 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. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT Arlington.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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.

UT Permian Basin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin General Information Science Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Information Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k list, UH Victoria has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Victoria is $8,967 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s information science degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas General Information Science Report

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Oklahoma 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.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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