by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 594 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 64 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 28 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 27 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Dakota State University is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 20 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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