by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,604 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,632 and $36,507 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 470 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. South University, Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Round Rock, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 full report on Information Science at Texas A&M Commerce
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Advancing Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Information Science Report
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 235 bachelors’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%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington Information Science Report
Angelo State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 12 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%.
Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Texas A&M University - Kingsville
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
LeTourneau University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’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%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 1 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at New Mexico Highlands University
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Information Science Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at UT Rio Grande Valley
Texas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma 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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Science at Oklahoma Christian University
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