2025 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Information Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #33 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 124 master's degrees in information science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Science Schools

The is school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Science in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information science.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in IS

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

74 Annual Graduates

$68,374 Median Starting Salary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great option for individuals interested in a master's degree in information science. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the information science program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill get $3,094 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC

42 Annual Graduates

$55,592 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat North Carolina Central University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in information science. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Durham.

Students who graduate with their master's from the is program report average early career income of $55,592.

More information about a master’s in information science from North Carolina Central University

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	207
Georgia	190	45
Virginia	182	92
Tennessee	166	5
Alabama	151	40
Kentucky	147	18
Louisiana	147	21
South Carolina	146	1
Mississippi	145	0
Arkansas	121	23
West Virginia	112	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to IS

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	124

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	952
Computer Systems Networking	143
Computer Information Systems	127
Computer Software & Applications	121
Information Technology	93

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.