2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across Virginia, there were 485 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,140 and $42,203 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. That schools that top this list have a program in general information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Virginia

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South University, Richmond
Glen Allen, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Richmond. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia list. Located in Glen Allen, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South University, Richmond General Information Science Report

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South University, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Virginia Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full South University, Virginia Beach General Information Science Report

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

#8 overall quality in Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University General Information Science Report

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

#5 overall quality in Virginia

With a ranking of #6, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Information Science Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 13 masters’s information science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Information Science at George Mason University

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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