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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended IS Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Nebraska, there were 187 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,858 and $20,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 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 Nebraska for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree is students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’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 Doane University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Crete, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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