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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Iowa, there were 19 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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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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 “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa is students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Iowa list. Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Iowa. Central is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pella, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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