by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Maryland, there were 3,805 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,920 and $30,927 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,027 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,300 and $22,443 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland list. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 1,940 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 278 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 623 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Morgan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking. Morgan State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Science at Morgan State University
Coppin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking. Coppin State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
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.
University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington Adventist University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland list. Located in Takoma Park, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 full report on Information Science at Washington Adventist University
Frostburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #10. Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Towson University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking. Towson University is a fairly large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 38 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Stevenson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #12. Owings Mills, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Maryland ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #14, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Maryland ranking. Notre Dame of Maryland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Notre Dame of Maryland University Information Science Report
Read more about our data sources and methodologies