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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 2,218 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,109 and $37,581 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 107 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree is students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ITI Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region. WVU Potomac State College is a small public school situated in Keyser, West Virginia. It awarded 16 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at WVU Potomac State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Florida Institute of Technology - Online
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozarka College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region. Ozarka College is a public institution located in Melbourne, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Bossier City, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bossier Parish Community College Information Science Report
Clayton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Clayton State University is a medium-sized school located in Morrow, Georgia that handed out 13 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Science at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home
Guilford Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jamestown, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Guilford Technical Community College
Gaston College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gaston College is a small school located in Dallas, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. A-B Tech is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Roanoke-Chowan Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Roanoke-Chowan Community College is a small public school situated in Ahoskie, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
McDowell Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. McDowell Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Marion, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Information Science at McDowell Technical Community College
Catawba Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region list. Catawba Valley Community College is a public institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Catawba Valley Community College Information Science Report
Wake Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Wake Technical Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Forsyth Tech is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alamance Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Alamance Community College is located in Graham, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
North Arkansas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. North Arkansas College is a small public school situated in Harrison, Arkansas. It awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
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