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2022 Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
424 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” 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 Ohio, there were 424 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,033 and $23,272 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Information Science in Ohio (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $5,415 for Ohio IS students with aid per year to attend Cuyahoga Community College District.

Read more about Information Science at Cuyahoga Community College District

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified ’s IS students in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College also made our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,430 for ohio is students with aid per year to attend UC Blue Ash College.

Full University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Information Science Report

#3

Zane State College

Zanesville, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Zane State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Zane State College is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Zane State College also made our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $6,554 for Ohio IS students with aid per year to attend Zane State College.

Read full report on Information Science at Zane State College

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our ohio is students with aid list, Cleveland State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $17,278 for ohio is students with aid per year to attend Cleveland State University.

Read more about Information Science at Cleveland State University

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 28 ’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for Ohio IS students with aid.

Read full report on Information Science at BGSU

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $17,630 for ohio is students with aid per year to attend University of Toledo.

Full University of Toledo Information Science Report

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 18 ’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Ohio IS students with aid.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Akron Main Campus

Kent State University at Kent landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Science Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $18,885 for Ohio IS students with aid per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.

Read full report on Information Science at Kent State University at Kent

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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