by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate” 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 Illinois, there were 860 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,455 and $16,841 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the #1 spot on the list. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large school located in Palatine, Illinois that handed out 11 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full William Rainey Harper College Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Land College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate. Lake Land College is a public institution located in Mattoon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frontier Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Frontier Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Science at Frontier Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Suburban College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Illinois for an Associate. South Suburban College is a small school located in South Holland, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
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