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. 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 the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 594 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,238 and $25,345 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular information science programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree is students.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dakota State University is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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