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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 570 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information science.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree is students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern University at New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’s is degrees to qualified students.
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%.
South University, Montgomery came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South University, Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’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%.
Full South University, Montgomery Information Science Report
North Carolina Central University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 masters’s is degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Carolina Central University Information Science Report
South University, Richmond landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’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 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%.
Read more about Information Science at South University, Richmond
South University, Tampa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s is students 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%.
Harding University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 39 masters’s is degrees 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%.
South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’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 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full South University, Virginia Beach Information Science Report
Florida State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 110 diplomas to qualified masters’s is students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Science at Florida State University
Florida Institute of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s is degrees to 17 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%.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 masters’s is degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 46 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s is students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Kentucky University Information Science Report
With a ranking of #22, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Marshall University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified masters’s is students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #24, South University’s online programs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s is 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%.
Read more about Information Science at South University’s online programs
Kennesaw State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 31 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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