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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 88,434 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer information systems is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 800 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,020 and $27,955 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 275 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in computer information systems 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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Bellevue University Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peru State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska. Peru State is a small public school situated in Peru, Nebraska. It awarded 8 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Peru State College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Nebraska. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Union College
Wayne State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska ranking. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Creighton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Nebraska ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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