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2021 Best Information Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland

5 Colleges
3,027 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,932 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Information Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Information Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MarylandInformation Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 3,027 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 9,585 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 31.6% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Information Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in is. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Information Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland

Check out the is programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Information Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Maryland Global Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's information science ranking for non-traditional students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi. UMGC also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Information Science in Maryland rankings.

About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. 45,251 students are part time.

Full Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best information science schools for non-traditional students. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore. UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Information Science in Maryland list.

About 1.1% of UMBC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,618 students take at least one class online at UMBC. 2,955 students are part time.

Full Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Maryland - College Park as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Information Science in Maryland list.

About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 students are part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Towson has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Science in Maryland ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. 4,337 of Towson students are attending part time.

Full Information Science at Towson University Report

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best information science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Salisbury not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Information Science in Maryland list.

The student loan default rate at Salisbury is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,693 students at Salisbury that take at least one class online. There are roughly 951 part time students in attendance at Salisbury.

Full Information Science at Salisbury University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,264
Pennsylvania 1,065
New Jersey 581
Delaware 1
District of Columbia 43

Information Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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