2025 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you pursue a master's degree in information science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #33 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.

College Factual looked at 21 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,156 master's degrees in information science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of information science for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality is program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt information science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information science related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for information science students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in IS

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

40 Annual Graduates

$94,430 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information science. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.

Information Science master's degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University receive an earnings boost of approximately $12,320 over the average income of information science graduates.

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2

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

148 Annual Graduates

$102,313 Median Starting Salary

Syracuse University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in information science. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Information Science master's degree recipients from Syracuse University get an earnings boost of about $20,203 over the typical earnings of information science majors.

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3

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

394 Annual Graduates

$95,119 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in information science needs to look into University of Maryland Global Campus. UMGC is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Information Science master's degree recipients from University of Maryland Global Campus get an earnings boost of around $13,009 over the average income of information science graduates.

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4

George Washington University
Washington, DC

43 Annual Graduates

$114,156 Median Starting Salary

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information science. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

Those information science students who get their master's degree from George Washington University make $32,046 more than the typical is graduate.

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5

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

97 Annual Graduates

$84,511 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Information Science master's degree recipients from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus get an earnings boost of around $2,401 over the average earnings of information science majors.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

6

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

24 Annual Graduates

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in information science from University of Maryland - College Park

7

New York University
New York, NY

85 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in information science from New York University

8

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

64 Annual Graduates

$80,553 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, is master's recipients generally make around $80,553 at the beginning of their careers.

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9

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

109 Annual Graduates

$91,890 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

Those information science students who get their master's degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology earn $9,780 more than the average is student.

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10

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

169 Annual Graduates

$93,475 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.

Master's recipients from the information science major at University of Maryland - Baltimore County get $11,365 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	618
Pennsylvania	248	312
Maryland	193	771
New Jersey	188	254
District of Columbia	154	137
Delaware	109	31

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Information Science Related Rankings by Major

Information Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	2,156

Most Popular Majors Related to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	7,482
Computer Science	3,777
Information Technology	3,723
Computer Software & Applications	791
Computer Systems Networking	254
Computer Programming	31
Data Processing	31
Computer Systems Analysis	11

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.