by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended IS Major in Vermont for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Vermont, there were 115 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $99,287 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,418 and $24,482 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in Vermont for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. To top this list, a school must have a successful information science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended IS Major in Vermont for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IS Major in Vermont for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Vermont for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at Norwich University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Vermont for a Bachelor’s. Saint Michael’s College is located in Colchester, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Science at Saint Michael’s College
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