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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast Region

66 Ranked Colleges
1,470 Degrees Awarded
$50,344 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 2,225 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,045 and $40,035 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,470 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 66 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree is students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #1 spot on the list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 34 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at Florida Institute of Technology - Online

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Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.

Full Grambling State University Information Science Report

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. JMU is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 155 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full JMU Information Science Report

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 135 degrees to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Full Georgia Southern University Information Science Report

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With a ranking of #7, Southern University at New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern University at New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at Southern University at New Orleans

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Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia

Christopher Newport University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Christopher Newport University is located in Newport News, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CNU Information Science Report

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Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama

With a ranking of #10, Alabama State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Information Science at Alabama State

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South University, Savannah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. South University, Savannah is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at South University, Savannah

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With a ranking of #12, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 169 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at VCU

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Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina

With a ranking of #13, Furman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Furman Information Science Report

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Bethune - Cookman University
Daytona Beach, Florida

Bethune - Cookman University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Information Science at Bethune - Cookman University

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Eastern Florida State College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 114 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at EFSC

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Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at Fairmont State University

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University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, North Carolina

With a ranking of #17, University of Mount Olive did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Mount Olive Information Science Report

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South University’s online programs came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 South University’s online programs

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South University, Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 South University, Tampa

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With a ranking of #21, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 33 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 18 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 USC Upstate

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South University, Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

South University, Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South University, Columbia Information Science Report

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Averett University
Danville, Virginia

Averett University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Averett University is located in Danville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Averett University

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