by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Wisconsin, there were 255 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,005 and $28,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information science.
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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 Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 203 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #3 spot on the list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin list. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carthage College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Wisconsin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IS Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Wisconsin Information Science Report
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