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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,604 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 470 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Round Rock, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South University, Austin General Information Science Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Texas A&M Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Advancing Technology General Information Science Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Victoria landed the #5 spot on the list. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 UH Victoria General Information Science Report
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 235 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at The University of Texas at Arlington
With a ranking of #7, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Angelo State University
Tarleton State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Tarleton State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is located in Durant, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at OBU
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
University of North Texas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 University of North Texas
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full LETU General Information Science Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about General Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
New Mexico Highlands University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 1 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico Highlands University General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Permian Basin General Information Science Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 UT Rio Grande Valley General Information Science Report
Texas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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 Texas Tech General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at OC
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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%.
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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