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2025 Best Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,368 IS Degrees Awarded
$65,286 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #58 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,368 degrees in information science annually.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School

Best Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Information Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Information Science Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IS
Bachelor's Degrees in IS
Master's Degrees in IS
Doctor's Degrees in IS

The is 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 Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Information Science in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the is degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in IS

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 IS Degrees Awarded
$63,021 Median Starting Salary

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in information science. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 138 information science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the is program report average early career income of $63,021.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 IS Degrees Awarded
$79,606 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in information science needs to check out Drexel University. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 117 information science students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the information science major at Drexel University earn $14,320 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Computer Information Systems Program Name

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a good choice for students interested in a degree in information science. Pitt Johnstown is a small public university located in the suburb of Johnstown. This university ranks 67th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 20 information science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Johnstown in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the is program state that they receive average early career wages of $59,951.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in information science. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 37th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 13 information science students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the is program state that they receive average early career income of $49,369.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 2,209
Maryland 279 3,631
New Jersey 273 851
District of Columbia 188 180
Delaware 175 32

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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 1,368

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Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 4,105
Computer Science 2,047
Information Technology 1,855
Computer Software & Applications 508
Computer Systems Networking 194
Computer Programming 149
Other Computer & Information Sciences 30
Computer Systems Analysis 16
Data Processing 15
Data Entry 5

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