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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
502 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,974 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 502 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science 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 general information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Information Science at UT Rio Grande Valley

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.

UT Permian Basin also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,923 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Permian Basin.

Read more about General Information Science at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Victoria landed the #4 spot on the list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Victoria is $14,710 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 233 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10 in overall quality

Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $12,771 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Information Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

#5 in overall quality

University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $21,613 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Information Science at University of North Texas

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $19,060 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $24,730 for southwest region bachelor’s degree information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Information Science at University of Oklahoma

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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%.

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Footnotes

  • *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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