by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 594 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 29 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 the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dakota State is a small school located in Madison, South Dakota that handed out 21 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region. Luther College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decorah, Iowa. It awarded 16 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region. Lincoln University is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at LU Missouri
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 35 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 48 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology General Information Science Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pella, Iowa. It awarded 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Central College
Fort Hays State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 46 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Doane University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Doane University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crete, Nebraska. It awarded 7 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read more about General Information Science at Doane University
Grantham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Information Science at Grantham University
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Information Science at Ottawa University - Kansas City
Emporia State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dickinson State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. DSU is a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Newman University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Newman University
University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Northwestern - St Paul is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Northwestern
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bemidji State University General Information Science Report
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Information Science at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small school located in Topeka, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Information Science at Rasmussen University - Kansas
Ottawa University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Ottawa University - Online is located in Ottawa, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Information Science at Ottawa University - Online
With a ranking of #22, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about General Information Science at University of St Thomas Minnesota
With a ranking of #22, Ottawa University - Ottawa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ottawa, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Information Science at Ottawa University - Ottawa
University of Mary landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at University of Mary
Webster University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Friends University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Full Rasmussen University - North Dakota General Information Science Report
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