by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 2,411 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,224 and $22,002 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 326 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 159 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Ivy Tech Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large public school situated in Steubenville, Ohio. It awarded 63 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Eastern Gateway Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. UC Blue Ash College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Ash, Ohio that handed out 39 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Cuyahoga Community College District is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Science at Cuyahoga Community College District
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Zane State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Zane State College is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 11 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Lake Land College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Triton College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of Toledo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Lorain County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Lorain County Community College is a public institution located in Elyria, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Lorain County Community College
Alpena Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s IS students in 2020-2021.
Frontier Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Frontier Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Frontier Community College
South Suburban College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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