2025 Best General Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania
4Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,368Information 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general information science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,368 degrees in general information science to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great General Information Science School
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.
Pick Your General Information Science Degree Level
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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
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.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general information science. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 138 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Drexel University if you wish to pursue a degree in general information science. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were roughly 117 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general information science. Pitt Johnstown is a small public university located in the small suburb of Johnstown. This university ranks 67th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 20 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Johnstown in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general information science needs to look into Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 37th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 13 general information science students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.
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General Information Science Related Rankings by Major
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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).
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.
