2025 Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

an associate degree in general information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 260 associate degrees in general information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great General Information Science School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general information science for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 general information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general information science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general information science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general information science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general information science.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Information Science

1

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Hudson Valley Community College is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in general information science. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general information science from Hudson Valley Community College

2

Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general information science needs to take a look at Niagara County Community College. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in general information science from Niagara County Community College

3

Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Onondaga Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general information science. OCC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Syracuse.More information about a associate in general information science from Onondaga Community College

4

Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general information science has to take a look at Prince George's Community College. PGCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Largo.More information about a associate in general information science from Prince George’s Community College

Best General Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best general information science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	319
Pennsylvania	379	86

View All Rankings >

General Information Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Information Science area of study, General Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.