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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,186 people earned their degree in information resources management, making the major the 395th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 30 information resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information resources management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information resources management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information resources management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New England University landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s information resources management degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western New England, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western New England is $24,081 for New England Region Information Resources Management students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Western New England University Information Resources Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 ’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bay Path also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bay Path University is $17,828 for New England Region Information Resources Management students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Full Bay Path Information Resources Management Report
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Notes and References
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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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