2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in North Carolina (With Aid)

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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 North Carolina, there were 232 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,800 and $41,641 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree is students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 59 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Report

#2

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,595 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,791 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 26 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at North Carolina Central University

#3

Strayer University - North Carolina

Morrisville, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$15,135 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$70,628 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - North Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Strayer University - North Carolina is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Morrisville, North Carolina. It awarded 13 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - North Carolina, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - North Carolina are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at Strayer University - North Carolina

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)

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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