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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,850 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major” ranking analyzed 153 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree information science students.
Out of the 153 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the #1 spot on the list. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 65 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Trine General Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major. Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Information Science at Claremont Graduate University
Out of the 153 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 55 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 37 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Norwich University
University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 116 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 209 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UT Dallas General Information Science Report
South University, Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 General Information Science at South University, Austin
Dakota State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Dakota State General Information Science Report
Dallas Baptist University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
Full DBU General Information Science Report
With a ranking of #14, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. Pace University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Pace University - New York
With a ranking of #15, Southern University at New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. Southern University at New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 12 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at SUNO
University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking, coming in at #16. University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 410 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus
With a ranking of #17, SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Stevenson University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. Stevenson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owings Mills, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Stevenson General Information Science Report
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full UMHB General Information Science Report
University of the West came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Rosemead, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Information Science at UWest
South University, Montgomery ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major list. South University, Montgomery is a small private for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 1 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 General Information Science at South University, Montgomery
Southern Methodist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full SMU General Information Science Report
North Carolina Central University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 36 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 more about General Information Science at North Carolina Central University
South University, Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major ranking, coming in at #25. Glen Allen, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Information Science at South University, Richmond
