by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 521 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,238 and $20,811 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State University is a small school located in Madison, South Dakota that handed out 14 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 Luther College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Decorah, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s is 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a small public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s is degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region. Metro State is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 51 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Wayne State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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 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%.
Read more about Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Central College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central is located in Pella, Iowa 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 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fort Hays State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Fort Hays State University is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Doane University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Doane University is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Grantham University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Grantham University is a medium-sized school located in LIttle Rock, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s is degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Ottawa University - Kansas City
Emporia State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Science at Emporia State University
With a ranking of #16, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’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%.
University of Northwestern - St Paul came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.
Full University of Northwestern - St Paul Information Science Report
Bellevue University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bemidji State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small school located in St. Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Webster University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 0 students 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%.
Read more about Information Science at Rasmussen University - Kansas
University of Mary landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota 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 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Friends University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s is students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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With a ranking of #22, Ottawa University - Ottawa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Ottawa, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s is degrees 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%.
Ottawa University - Online landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Online is located in Ottawa, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s is degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s is degrees to 0 students 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%.
Read full report on Information Science at Rasmussen University - North Dakota
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