2025 Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #43 in popularity, general information science is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in general information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The information science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality information science program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general information science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general information science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Information Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Information Science in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general information science.

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Information Science

1

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science needs to check out University of South Alabama. USA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Mobile.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from University of South Alabama

2

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science has to check out Jacksonville State University. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Jacksonville State University

3

Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL

17 Annual Graduates

Alabama State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Alabama State University

Best General Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	152
Tennessee	460	6
North Carolina	453	125
Georgia	453	344
Virginia	421	433
South Carolina	370	116
Kentucky	331	88
Louisiana	306	64
Arkansas	294	28
Mississippi	275	1
West Virginia	223	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Information Science

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.