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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 653 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Pueblo General Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at U of U
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 55 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Utah Valley University General Information Science Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 13 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State General Information Science Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 34 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Idaho State University
Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Weber State University
Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Utah State University General Information Science Report
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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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