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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 Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 969 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information science.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree is students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 209 masters’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s is degrees 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 full report on Information Science at South University, Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 29 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Information Science at DBU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. UMHB is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s 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%.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 89 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 SMU
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 masters’s is degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Read more about Information Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake
With a ranking of #8, Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s is degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Information Science Report
Lamar University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 121 diplomas to qualified masters’s is 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%.
Full Lamar University Information Science Report
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Information Science at UH Victoria
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s is degrees to 107 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Information Science Report
With a ranking of #12, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Information Science at Prairie View A & M University
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Information Science at The University of Texas at Austin
University of North Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 114 masters’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%.
Read full report on Information Science at UNT
Tarleton State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s is degrees to 14 students 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%.
Full Tarleton State University Information Science Report
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Information Science at Baylor
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 23 masters’s is 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%.
Read more about Information Science at UT Arlington
Texas A&M International University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M International University Information Science Report
With a ranking of #19, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 15 masters’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%.
Read more about Information Science at University of Arizona
University of Houston landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s is degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UH Information Science Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 3 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 UTEP
New Mexico Highlands University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s is degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 more about Information Science at New Mexico Highlands University
With a ranking of #22, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Science at Texas Tech
With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees 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%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Information Science Report
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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