by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas” ranking.
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 Texas, there were 1,802 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 485 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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 Texas”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Round Rock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at South University, Austin
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas 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.
Full Strayer University - Texas General Information Science Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Information Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at UH Victoria
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 260 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington General Information Science Report
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at Texas A&M Kingsville
University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 47 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.
Read more about General Information Science at University of North Texas
LeTourneau University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas ranking. Longview, Texas 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 University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Information Science at UT Permian Basin
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at UT Rio Grande Valley
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 87%.
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