2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 427 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,873 and $39,261 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Strayer University - Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$15,135 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$70,628 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Georgia are $15,135.

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#3

South University's online programs

Savannah, Georgia

$14,520 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University’s online programs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k list, South University’s online programs has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University’s online programs are $14,520, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at South University’s online programs

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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