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2023 Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools

24 Colleges
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Finding the Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 6,934 people earned a degree or certificate in information science, making the major the #38 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for IS majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#9

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree information science programs. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Information Science by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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