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2023 Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$123,162 Avg Salary

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

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Information Science

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 Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Nova Southeastern University

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Florida State University

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
Florida 235
Georgia 56
North Carolina 97
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 18
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 32
West Virginia 12

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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