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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 17,504 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,225 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. That schools that top this list have a program in general information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree information science students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, ITI Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. ITI Technical College is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 20 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at ITI Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU Potomac State College is a public institution located in Keyser, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Potomac State College of West Virginia University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Florida Institute of Technology - Online General Information Science Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarka College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Melbourne, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Information Science at Ozarka College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Bossier City, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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 more about General Information Science at Bossier Parish Community College
With a ranking of #6, Clayton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morrow, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Clayton State University
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College General Information Science Report
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a small public school situated in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It awarded 3 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Information Science at ASUMH
Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s information science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Information Science at Guilford Technical Community College
Gaston College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Full Gaston College General Information Science Report
Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FTCC is a fairly large school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Information Science at Fayetteville Technical Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Forsyth Technical Community College General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #11, North Arkansas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Harrison, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s information science students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Information Science at North Arkansas College
With a ranking of #11, McDowell Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Marion, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s information science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Information Science at McDowell Technical Community College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ahoskie, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s information science students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Information Science at Roanoke-Chowan Community College
With a ranking of #11, Alamance Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. ACC is located in Graham, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Full ACC General Information Science Report
Wake Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Wake Technical Community College
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Information Science at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Catawba Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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 CVCC
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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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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