by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 413 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,140 and $34,453 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IS degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Strayer University - Georgia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia list. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 154 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Savannah. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 8 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University’s online programs. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia. South University’s online programs is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 32 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at South University’s online programs
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Clayton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia list. Located in Morrow, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s IS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Clayton State University
Savannah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s IS students in 2020-2021.
University of North Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia ranking. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Valdosta State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia ranking. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Valdosta State University
Mercer University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia ranking. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 8 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Mercer University
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #12. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full Fort Valley State University Information Science Report
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