2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics
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Informatics is the 278th most popular major in the country with 2,431 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,296 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent informatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the informatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree informatics students list, UW - Stout has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,619 for bachelor’s degree informatics students per year to attend Capella University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students per year to attend Liberty University.
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Kokomo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s. Indiana University - Kokomo is a small public school situated in Kokomo, Indiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
IU Kokomo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend IU Kokomo is $9,796 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Southeast did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New Albany, Indiana, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - Southeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Southeast is $10,657 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
Read more about Informatics at Indiana University - Southeast
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 41 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Iowa is $19,145 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University at Albany did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. University at Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree informatics students list, UAlbany has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University at Albany is $18,577 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
Indiana University - South Bend did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Indiana University - South Bend is located in South Bend, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
Indiana University - South Bend did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - South Bend is $8,717 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
Idaho State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. ISU is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 14 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
ISU also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for ISU is $16,810 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 64 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend IUPUI is $11,285 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
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With a ranking of #14, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 495 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,253 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students per year to attend IU Bloomington.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 225 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree informatics students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Informatics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 30 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree informatics students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students per year to attend UMass Amherst.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Mercer University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer also took the #22 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mercer is $21,464 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Dominican University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Dominican U also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $19,268 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students per year to attend Dominican U.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of California - Irvine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 103 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Irvine also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UC Irvine is $14,783 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Informatics at University of California - Irvine
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree informatics students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $15,336 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read more about Informatics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for RIT is $33,167 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Informatics at Rochester Institute of Technology
Widener University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
Widener also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for Widener University is $31,345 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel also took the #12 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drexel is $34,914 for Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.
The low 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #24, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2019-2020.
USC also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern California is $29,528 for bachelor’s degree informatics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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- *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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