2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
$74,851
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,862 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,632 and $29,929 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,153 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information science.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree is students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 346 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full UT Dallas Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. South University, Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Round Rock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at South University, Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full Dallas Baptist University Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 26 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at UMHB
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 116 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at SMU
With a ranking of #6, Strayer University - Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Texas Information Science Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full UH Clear Lake Information Science Report
Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Killeen, Texas, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Information Science at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
Lamar University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Lamar University
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UH Victoria Information Science Report
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Information Science at Texas A&M College Station
Prairie View A & M University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Prairie View A & M University
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 132 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Austin Information Science Report
University of North Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 79 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Information Science at UNT
With a ranking of #15, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at Tarleton
With a ranking of #16, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Full Baylor University Information Science Report
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 34 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Arlington Information Science Report
Texas A&M International University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M International University Information Science Report
University of Arizona ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Information Science Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Information Science at UH
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Science at UTEP
New Mexico Highlands University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Report
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech Information Science Report
With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Information Science at UT Rio Grande Valley
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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
- *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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