If you pursue a master's degree in information science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #32 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the most popular for information science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 master's degrees in information science during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Information Science School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in IS matters.
One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Information Science in Georgia ranking is to help you make that choice.
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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for information science.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
To stay competitive in today's information technology world, employees need to have training that goes beyond traditional computer programming and IT expertise.
Kennesaw State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information science. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in information science in Georgia.
There were about 21 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.
Strayer University - Georgia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information science. Located in the large suburb of Atlanta, Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in information science in Georgia.
There were about 12 information science individuals who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.
Information Science master's degree recipients from Strayer University - Georgia receive an earnings boost of around $6,267 over the average earnings of information science graduates.
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in information science has to look into South University's online programs. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in information science in Georgia.
There were approximately 8 information science students who graduated with this degree at South University's online programs in the most recent data year.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the IS program make around $60,200 in their early career salary.
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).