2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in Arizona

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In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. 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 Arizona, there were 27 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona associate degree is students.

Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science in Arizona

1

Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, Arizona

#16 overall quality in Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in Arizona list. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Science at Eastern Arizona College

2

Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista, Arizona

#13 overall quality in Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in Arizona. Cochise County Community College District is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cochise County Community College District Information Science Report

3

University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in Arizona list. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Advancing Technology

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southwest Region
• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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