2024 Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 326 associate degrees in information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt information science students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Science in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in information science.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in IS

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

159 Annual Graduates

$36,153 Median Starting Salary

$13,475 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in information science. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the is program earn an average of $36,153 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in information science from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH

31 Annual Graduates

$37,699 Median Starting Salary

$17,629 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information science needs to look into Cuyahoga Community College District. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public college located in the city of Cleveland.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the is program earn an average of $37,699 for their early career.

More information about a associate in information science from Cuyahoga Community College District

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	148
Michigan	192	0
Indiana	123	159
Illinois	119	19

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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.

IS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	326

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	1,272
Computer Information Systems	904
Computer Programming	869
Computer Systems Networking	797
Computer Software & Applications	377
Computer Science	77
Data Entry	58
Computer Systems Analysis	20
Data Processing	18
Other Computer & Information Sciences	1

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.