by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,862 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,632 and $29,929 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree is students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IS degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Information Science at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Oklahoma
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 132 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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