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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$10,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,291 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,840 and $42,406 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 127 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 3 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,744 for southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Information Science Report

#2

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wake Technical Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $5,307 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Information Science at Wake Technical Community College

#3

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bossier City, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $30-$48k list, Bossier Parish Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bossier Parish Community College is $8,788 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Information Science at Bossier Parish Community College

#4

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clayton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Morrow, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Clayton State University also made our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Clayton State University is $10,373 for Southeast Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Information Science at Clayton State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASUMH is a small public school situated in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It awarded 8 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

ASUMH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,657 for southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASUMH.

Read more about Information Science at ASUMH

#6

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

ITI Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ITI Technical College is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 29 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $30-$48k list, ITI Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,464 for southeast region associate degree is students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ITI Technical College.

Read more about Information Science at ITI Technical College

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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