2025 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Information Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #33 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 311 master's degrees in information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank 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 Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Science in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information science.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in IS

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

279 Annual Graduates

$73,887 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information science. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the is program make about $73,887 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

18 Annual Graduates

$101,914 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great option for individuals interested in a master's degree in information science. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those information science students who get their master's degree from University of Michigan - Dearborn make $14,014 more than the average is grad.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of Michigan - Dearborn

Best Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	494
Ohio	207	43
Indiana	191	113
Wisconsin	173	24

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Rankings in Majors Related to IS

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	311

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	764
Information Technology	111
Computer Science	79
Computer Programming	42
Computer Software & Applications	7

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.