2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Louisiana, there were 138 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,900 and $29,430 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,417 and $24,684 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$11,590 Average Net Price

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $11,590 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Information Science Report

#2

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$18,626 Average Net Price

$45,715 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grambling State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

GSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $18,626 for louisiana bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Grambling State University.

Full GSU Information Science Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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