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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region

39 Colleges
$61,632 Avg Salary
$29,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

With 18,325 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

While working on their degree, IS majors at UT Arlington accumulate an average of around $21,835 in student debt.

Full Information Science at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at UNT take out is $25,000.

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Texas

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at UT Austin take out is $16,190.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

IS majors at Texas A&M Commerce take out an average of $20,437 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

University of Houston - Victoria came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

Full Information Science at University of Houston - Victoria Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,787
Arizona 24
Oklahoma 31
New Mexico 2

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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