by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,562 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,065 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. That schools that top this list have a program in general information science 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 Information Science Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is located in Trevose, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Pennsylvania General Information Science Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thiel College landed the #2 spot on the list. Thiel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at Thiel College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown General Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albright College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Albright College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Elizabethtown College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Information Science at Elizabethtown College
With a ranking of #7, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Gannon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Gannon University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s information science degrees 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. 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%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Gannon University
Drexel University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Immaculata University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Immaculata
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Thomas Jefferson University
With a ranking of #13, Robert Morris University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Robert Morris University
Widener University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Scranton came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Information Science at University of Scranton
With a ranking of #14, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #14, Wilkes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Wilkes is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Wilkes University
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