by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 543 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Strayer University - Virginia is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Virginia General Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Stratford University General Information Science Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 15 masters’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 Virginia Commonwealth University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full George Mason University General Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Richmond. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Information Science at South University, Richmond
South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about General Information Science at South University, Virginia Beach
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