by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 126 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,190 and $31,317 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. To top this list, a school must have a successful information science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana is students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 31 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ITI Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IS degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 24 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern University at New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Bossier City, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IS Major in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Science at Louisiana State University - Shreveport
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