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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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,604 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general information science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Gainesville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s information science degrees to 21 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%.
Full North Central Texas College General Information Science Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Arizona College landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school situated in Thatcher, Arizona. It awarded 7 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Information Science at Eastern Arizona College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Cochise County Community College District is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 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%.
Full Cochise County Community College District General Information Science Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the #4 spot on the list. Panola College is a public institution located in Carthage, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Panola College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palo Alto College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region. Palo Alto College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s information science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Palo Alto College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Advancing Technology General Information Science Report
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
- *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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