by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Informatics is the 246th most popular major in the country with 2,726 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 158 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in informatics. That schools that top this list have a program in informatics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 39 ’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified ’s informatics students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Informatics Major in the Southwest Region. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s informatics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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