2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Ohio (With Aid)

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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 Ohio, there were 424 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,033 and $23,272 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 134 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,281 and $26,151 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,278 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 44 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland State University is $17,278 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

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#2

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$18,394 Average Net Price

$54,192 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU is $18,394 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$17,630 Average Net Price

$46,924 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Toledo is $17,630 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Toledo

#4

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$17,792 Average Net Price

$56,415 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our ohio bachelor’s degree is students with aid list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $17,792 for ohio bachelor’s degree is students with aid per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Information Science Report

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)

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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