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2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
2,477 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor's in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Maryland, there were 3,504 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,447 and $29,196 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,477 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,371 and $23,982 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 559 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $22,710 for maryland bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMCP.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Information Science Report

#2

Stevenson University

Stevenson, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevenson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Stevenson, Maryland, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevenson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stevenson University is $30,046 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Information Science at Stevenson

#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salisbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $22,193 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Salisbury University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read more about Information Science at Salisbury University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 248 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $23,922 for maryland bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMBC.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Information Science Report

#5

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2019-2020.

Towson also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Towson University is $22,972 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. 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 Information Science at Towson

#6

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

Frostburg State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Frostburg State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for Frostburg State is $20,872 for maryland bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Information Science at Frostburg State University

#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#10 in overall quality

Morgan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Morgan State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $21,626 for maryland bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

University of Baltimore landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UB is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 19 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Baltimore is $26,583 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Baltimore

#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Loyola University Maryland landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Loyola University Maryland is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 3 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Maryland also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola University Maryland is $32,878 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 Information Science at Loyola University Maryland

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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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