by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Florida, there were 405 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,523 and $42,545 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 9 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree is students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #1 spot on the 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 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Institute of Technology - Online Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethune - Cookman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida list. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full Bethune - Cookman University Information Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Florida State College is a fairly large public school situated in Cocoa, Florida. It awarded 84 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Tampa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida. South University, Tampa is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at South University, Tampa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida. Strayer University - Florida is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 2 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Strayer University - Florida
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Science at Rasmussen University - Florida
With a ranking of #7, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida list. JU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Barry University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Florida ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 0 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
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