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2025 Best General Information Science Schools in California

3 Colleges in California
474 Information Science Degrees Awarded
General Information Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #47 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general information science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 474 degrees in general information science annually.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School

Best General Information Science Schools in California Your choice of general information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Information Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Information Science
Master's Degrees in Information Science
Doctor's Degrees in Information Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Information Science Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Information Science in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the information science degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Information Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
380 Information Science Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in general information science. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 380 general information science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
17.2% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Riverside is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general information science. UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 28th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 29 general information science students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in general information science needs to check out California Lutheran University. CLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks. This university ranks 88th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 4 general information science students who graduated with this degree at CLU in the most recent data year.

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Best General Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 214
Oregon 587 9
Nevada 354 0
Hawaii 267 12

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