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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,218 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Harding also made our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,456 for southeast region information science students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 85 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Virginia, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Virginia is $23,189 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
Full Strayer University - Virginia General Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Florida also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,199 for Southeast Region Information Science students per year to attend Strayer University - Florida.
Read more about General Information Science at Strayer University - Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 7 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $5,505 for southeast region information science students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - North Carolina. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small private for-profit school situated in Morrisville, North Carolina. It awarded 32 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - North Carolina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list.
Full Strayer University - North Carolina General Information Science Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 11 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $14,974 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
James Madison University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s information science degrees to 168 students in 2020-2021.
JMU also made our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend James Madison University is $22,562 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full James Madison University General Information Science Report
Kennesaw State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $18,522 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad 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 Kennesaw State University
Bossier Parish Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Bossier Parish Community College is $7,837 for southeast region information science students.
Read more about General Information Science at Bossier Parish Community College
With a ranking of #10, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 154 diplomas to qualified ’s information science students in 2020-2021.
GaSou also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,571 for southeast region information science students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
Read more about General Information Science at Georgia Southern University
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 22 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,346 for southeast region information science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full USF Tampa General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #12, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,946 for Southeast Region Information Science students per year to attend Florida State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Full Florida State University General Information Science Report
Nova Southeastern University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 ’s information science degrees to qualified students.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,833 for Southeast Region Information Science students per year to attend Nova Southeastern University.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at NUS Florida
Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 6 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - South Carolina is $22,605 for southeast region information science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Strayer University - South Carolina General Information Science Report
Strayer University - Georgia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s information science degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Georgia is $23,442 for southeast region information science students.
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Strayer University - Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 4 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Alabama is $23,379 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
Full Strayer University - Alabama General Information Science Report
Northern Kentucky University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 57 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,183 for southeast region information science students per year to attend NKU.
Read full report on General Information Science at NKU
Strayer University - Tennessee did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Tennessee is $26,091 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
Full Strayer University - Tennessee General Information Science Report
University of South Alabama landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s information science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $16,826 for southeast region information science students per year to attend University of South Alabama.
Full USA General Information Science Report
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ocala, Florida, and it awarded 9 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,249 for southeast region information science students.
Full Rasmussen University - Florida General Information Science Report
University of North Georgia came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Georgia is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s information science degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,444 for Southeast Region Information Science students per year to attend UNG.
Read more about General Information Science at University of North Georgia
With a ranking of #22, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 111 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region information science students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,469 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at UNC Chapel Hill
With a ranking of #23, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s information science degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,065 for southeast region information science students per year to attend UA Little Rock.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock General Information Science Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 36 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region information science students list, UAB has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,530 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full UAB General Information Science Report
Florida Institute of Technology landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified ’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Florida Tech also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Tech is $31,009 for Southeast Region Information Science students.
Full Florida Institute of Technology General Information Science Report
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