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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across North Carolina, there were 222 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,381 and $23,483 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina list. Located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read more about General Information Science at UNC Chapel Hill
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University General Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina list. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at East Carolina University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elon University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in North Carolina ranking. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Elon, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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