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

5 Ranked Colleges
110 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor's in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Minnesota, there were 135 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,000 and $20,299 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,526 and $26,035 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 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.

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 Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $15,225 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid per year to attend Metro State.

Read more about Information Science at Metropolitan State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Moorhead, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at MSU Moorhead

#3

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

Read full report on Information Science at Bemidji State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is $19,514 for minnesota bachelor’s degree is students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU MN Information Science Report

#5

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota is $29,155 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at UST MN

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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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