2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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 the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,974 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,725 and $33,240 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 502 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree is students.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree is students per year to attend Texas Tech.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Texas is $25,902 for southwest region bachelor’s degree is students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Victoria also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,967 for southwest region bachelor’s degree is students per year to attend UH Victoria.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree IS students.
Read more about Information Science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree is students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Information Science Report
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 233 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree is students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree IS students.
Read more about Information Science at The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree IS students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree IS students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Information Science at University of North Texas
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #8 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree is students.
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South University, Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree is students list, South University, Austin has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South University, Austin is $23,470 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree IS students.
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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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