2025 Best General Information Science Schools in Minnesota
4Colleges in Minnesota
119Information Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #47 in popularity, general information science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for general information science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 119 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general information science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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
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 Minnesota.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for General Information Science in Minnesota
The schools below may not offer all types of information science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Century College if you want to pursue a degree in general information science. Century College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of White Bear Lake. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Century College is a great college overall.
There were about 14 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent year we have data available.
Metropolitan State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general information science. Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 44th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 51 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Saint Mary's University of Minnesota if you want to pursue a degree in general information science. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #432 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU MN is a great university overall.
There were about 18 general information science students who graduated with this degree at SMU MN in the most recent year we have data available.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general information science. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 15 general information science students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).