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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
502 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#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 #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid 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 $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.

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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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Victoria is $8,967 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students with aid.

Full University of Houston - Victoria General Information Science Report

#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 233 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students with aid per year to attend UT Arlington.

Full UT Arlington General Information Science Report

#10 in overall quality

Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid per year to attend UNT.

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 UNT General Information Science Report

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s information science degrees 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 Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students with aid.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid 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 estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students with aid.

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

Read full report on General Information Science at University of Oklahoma

#7 in overall quality

Strayer University - Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Strayer University - Texas is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Texas also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Texas is $25,902 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students with aid.

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#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 Getting Aid ranking. Located in Round Rock, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students 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. It costs about $23,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students with aid per year to attend South University, Austin.

Read more about General Information Science at South University, Austin

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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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