by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southwest region, there were 1,862 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 521 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general information science.
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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 the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South University, Austin General Information Science Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Information Science at Strayer University - Texas
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce General Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Advancing Technology General Information Science Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Victoria landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at UH Victoria
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 260 bachelors’s information science degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Information Science at The University of Texas at Arlington
Angelo State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at Angelo State
Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durant, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Information Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Oklahoma Baptist University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
With a ranking of #12, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
LeTourneau University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico Highlands University General Information Science Report
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at UT Permian Basin
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 2 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%.
Read full report on General Information Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Information Science at Texas Tech
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Oklahoma Christian University General Information Science Report
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