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2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado

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Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Colorado, there were 283 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,201 and $26,500 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information science.

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Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado is students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 89 degrees to qualified ’s IS 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 74 ’s IS degrees 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%.

Read full report on Information Science at CU Anschutz

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado list. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at University of Denver

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CU - Boulder Information Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in Colorado list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified ’s IS students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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