by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,721 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,870 and $26,542 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 405 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The is school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree is students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clinton Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Plattsburgh, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Clinton Community College
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fulton-Montgomery Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Fulton-Montgomery Community College is located in Johnstown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rockland Community College is a public institution located in Suffern, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Rockland Community College
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Onondaga Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Onondaga Community College is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Niagara County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara County Community College is a public institution located in Sanborn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Niagara County Community College Information Science Report
Alfred State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 25 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, SUNY Broome did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Broome is a public institution located in Binghamton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Genesee Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Genesee Community College is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 13 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Westchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Westchester Community College Information Science Report
Tompkins Cortland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Dryden, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Bucks County Community College
Dutchess Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Dutchess Community College is a medium-sized school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 13 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cobleskill landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 6 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Canton landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Cayuga County Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Auburn, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Cayuga Community College
With a ranking of #18, SUNY Delhi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Delhi is located in Delhi, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Jamestown Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jamestown Community College is located in Jamestown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 12 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Monroe Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. MVCC is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Mohawk Valley Community College
Corning Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Corning Community College is a public institution located in Corning, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Corning Community College
With a ranking of #23, Immaculata University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Immaculata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Finger Lakes Community College is located in Canandaigua, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Information Science Report
Widener University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thiel College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Thiel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Russell Sage College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Troy, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Loch Sheldrake, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jefferson Community College is a small public school situated in Watertown, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Jefferson Community College
With a ranking of #25, Morrisville State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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