by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended IS Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,562 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,660 and $27,562 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information science.
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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 Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” 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 Pennsylvania for a Doctorate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Robert Morris University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate. Robert Morris University is a small school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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