2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Science School for You
Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Information Science Schools
Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year.
Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marquette are $45,766 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Marquette also did well on our Best Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Cleveland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,654 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for information science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bradley are $36,360 a year.
Bradley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $28,048 in tuition and fees each year.
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $19,252 a year.
Read full report on Information Science at Wright State University - Main Campus
Best Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 281 |
| Illinois | 511 |
| Ohio | 46 |
| Indiana | 113 |
| Wisconsin | 45 |
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Majors Related to IS
Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to IS
| 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 19 schools only.
- 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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