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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,562 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,660 and $27,562 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 312 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 7 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania” 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 Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit institution located in Trevose, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 106 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania list. Widener University is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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