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. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,604 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,632 and $36,507 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree is students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s is students 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Information Science at Baylor University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s is students 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 more about Information Science at University of Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Science at University of Oklahoma
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s is degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Information Science Report
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