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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region” ranking.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 521 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer 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 information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s information science 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decorah, Iowa. It awarded 14 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 15 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wayne State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 36 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
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Central College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pella, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Fort Hays State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 71 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Doane University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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Grantham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Grantham University is a medium-sized school located in LIttle Rock, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 18 students 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%.
Read more about General Information Science at SMU MN
With a ranking of #14, Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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Emporia State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Emporia State University General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #16, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Dickinson, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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With a ranking of #17, Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Newman University General Information Science Report
University of Northwestern - St Paul came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Bellevue University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bemidji State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Bemidji State University
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 0 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%.
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Ottawa University - Online ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is located in Ottawa, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #22, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Ottawa University - Ottawa landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Ottawa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ottawa, Kansas. It awarded 1 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%.
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University of Mary came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bismarck, North Dakota 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Webster University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Friends University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita, Kansas 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 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 more about General Information Science at Friends University
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Rasmussen University - North Dakota
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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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