by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 West Virginia” 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 West Virginia, there were 60 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,885 and $51,351 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia list. Fairmont State University is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Keyser, West Virginia, and it awarded 16 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Information Science Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the #5 spot on the list. Athens, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan College is a small school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 3 ’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Science at West Virginia Wesleyan
Strayer University - West Virginia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IS Major in West Virginia ranking. Scott Depot, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IS degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - West Virginia Information Science Report
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