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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,291 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,840 and $42,406 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 127 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Technical Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $4,607 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Wake Technical Community College Information Science Report

#2

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Bossier Parish Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bossier Parish Community College is $8,187 for southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Information Science at Bossier Parish Community College

#3

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $0-$30k list, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $5,792 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Information Science at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

#4

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clayton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Morrow, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s IS students in 2019-2020.

Clayton State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clayton State University is $9,227 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Clayton State University Information Science Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

ASUMH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,333 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASUMH.

Read more about Information Science at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

#6

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

ITI Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. ITI Technical College is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 29 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ITI Technical College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ITI Technical College is $18,318 for southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ITI Technical College Information Science Report

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Notes and References

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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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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