2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 615 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Plains States Region

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,808 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 7 associates’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Information Science students.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$17,691 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,691 for plains states region associate degree information science students per year to attend Dakota State.

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#3

Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$13,550 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Alexandria Technical & Community College is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s information science degrees to qualified students.

ATCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ATCC is $13,550 for plains states region associate degree information science students.

Read more about General Information Science at ATCC

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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

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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