2023 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Information Science Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best school in the Southeast Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 30 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
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Stratford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
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Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to IS
Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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