by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,562 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 86 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. To top this list, a school must have a successful general information science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Information Science at Bucks County Community College
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Immaculata University landed the #2 spot on the list. Immaculata, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s information science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Immaculata University General Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Pitt Bradford is a small public school situated in Bradford, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Pitt Bradford
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Thiel College landed the #3 spot on the list. Thiel College is located in Greenville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s information science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Widener University
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