2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Information Science Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Carolina, there were 250 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general information science programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Information Science Major in North Carolina for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree information science students.

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in North Carolina

1

North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 43 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Information Science at North Carolina Central University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 overall quality in North Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 36 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill General Information Science Report

3

Strayer University - North Carolina
Morrisville, North Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #3 spot on the list. Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit institution located in Morrisville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Information Science at Strayer University - North Carolina

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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.

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