2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in Wisconsin

A bachelor's degree in information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for information science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 213 bachelor's degrees in information science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in IS matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in Wisconsin ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of information science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for information science.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Information Science in Wisconsin

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in information science.

Most Well Attended Schools for IS Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

182 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in information science has to check out University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in Wisconsin.

There were approximately 182 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the IS program report average early career income of $46,200.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex
Milwaukee, WI

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WI

$46,200 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in information science. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM Flexible Option is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in Wisconsin.

There were about 19 information science students who graduated with this degree at UWM Flexible Option in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the IS program state that they receive average early career earnings of $46,200.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex

3

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Green Bay, WI

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in information science. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 11 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

4

Carthage College
Kenosha, WI

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Carthage College is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in information science. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Kenosha. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in information science in Wisconsin. More information about a bachelor’s in information science from Carthage College

5

Rasmussen University - Wisconsin
Green Bay, WI

Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the midsize city of Green Bay. More information about a bachelor’s in information science from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin

 

Best Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	216
Ohio	246	164
Illinois	231	209
Indiana	227	4

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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.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	1,229
Computer Science	184
Computer Software & Applications	78
Information Technology	36
Computer Systems Networking	30
Computer Programming	14

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.