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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” 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 Missouri, there were 91 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,600 and $21,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$14,262 Average Net Price

$57,544 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 47 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri University of Science and Technology is $14,262 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,768 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $22,768 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree IS students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

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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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