by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Missouri, there were 98 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,932 and $25,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. That schools that top this list have a program in information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Missouri” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Missouri list. Jefferson City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Missouri. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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