2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,617 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 157 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)
Out of the 157 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 244 students in 2019-2020.
Baruch did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,562 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid per year to attend Baruch College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Out of the 157 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $12,352 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. City Tech is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 268 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for City Tech is $3,667 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lehman is $1,814 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
Out of the 157 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #5 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Brooklyn College is $2,683 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 167 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $15,336 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Information Science Report
With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 21 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,167 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid per year to attend BYU - I.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Brigham Young University - Idaho
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 559 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Information Science Report
Eastern Florida State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Florida State College is $4,955 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
Read full report on Information Science at Eastern Florida State College
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,514 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
The low 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%.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology is $14,262 for Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.
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 low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 116 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
UIC also claimed a top spot on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UIC is $13,312 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Chicago Information Science Report
James Madison University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 168 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend James Madison University is $22,169 for Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maryland Global Campus is a large public school situated in Adelphi, Maryland. It awarded 1,478 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree is students with aid list, UMGC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMGC is $14,288 for Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus
With a ranking of #16, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 409 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for U of U is $14,773 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also took the #21 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 248 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
UMBC also took the #13 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMBC is $19,082 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Utah Valley University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,159 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid per year to attend UVU.
Read full report on Information Science at Utah Valley University
With a ranking of #21, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Victoria is $8,967 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Houston - Victoria
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 50 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNOMAHA is $14,040 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - Newark is $14,109 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Georgia ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 36 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid per year to attend University of North Georgia.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 233 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UT Arlington also did well on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for bachelor’s degree is students with aid.
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- 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%.
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