2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #98 in the country in terms of popularity. 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 the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for information science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in information science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in IS matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality information science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Information Science in the Southwest Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for information science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for IS Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of North Texas
Denton, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

University of North Texas is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in information science. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in information science in Texas.

There were approximately 5 information science students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in information science from University of North Texas

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in information science. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in information science in Texas.

There were about 3 information science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in information science from The University of Texas at Austin

3

Baylor University
Waco, TX

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in information science needs to check out Baylor University. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in information science in Texas.

There were roughly 1 information science students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in information science from Baylor University

3

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

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

There were approximately 1 information science students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in information science from University of Arizona

5

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

#1 Most Popular In OK

Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in information science from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

 

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular information science schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	12
Arizona	117	2
Oklahoma	89	0

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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	125
Computer Science	80

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.