2025 Best General Information Science Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a degree in general information science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #47 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Information Science Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 970 degrees in general information science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School

The information science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Information Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Information Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Information Science Rankings by Degree Level

The information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Information Science Schools in Illinois. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Information Science in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the information science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Information Science

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In IL

129 Information Science Degrees Awarded

Northwestern University is a great option for students interested in a degree in general information science. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 129 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In IL

439 Information Science Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general information science. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 439 general information science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BS in Computer Information Systems Program Name

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Related Programs

• AS in Information Technologies
• BA in Information Technologies
• BS in Information Technologies
• MS in Information Technology

3

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In IL

93 Information Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a degree in general information science. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 93 general information science students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In IL

146 Information Science Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Chicago is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general information science. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 146 general information science students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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5

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In IL

Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 9 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	272
Michigan	915	489
Indiana	737	280
Wisconsin	672	237

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Rankings in Majors Related to Information Science

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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).
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