2025 Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Information Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #52 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 130 bachelor's degrees in information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information science students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Information Science in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for information science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in IS

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

72 Annual Graduates

$75,834 Median Starting Salary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in information science. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the information science degree program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill get $2,334 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in information science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

21 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in information science. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information science from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	152
Georgia	224	344
Tennessee	220	6
Virginia	213	433
South Carolina	195	116
Kentucky	187	88
Alabama	184	36
Louisiana	171	64
Mississippi	169	1
Arkansas	167	28
West Virginia	147	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to IS

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

IS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	130

Most Popular Majors Related to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	2,488
Computer Information Systems	467
Computer Systems Networking	106
Information Technology	67
Computer Software & Applications	26

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.