by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 17,504 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In , information science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,671 and had an average of $31,100 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 521 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,238 and $20,811 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in information science. That schools that top this list have a program in information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 associates’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s is students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barton County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 Newman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 0 associates’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about Information Science at Rochester Community and Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s is degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Science at North Hennepin Community College
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