2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the IS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for IS in the Great Lakes Region .
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 a year.
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Bradley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information science programs. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 a year.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
UM Dearborn graduate students pay an average of $25,552 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwestern 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 #8 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Ball 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. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 per year.
Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.
Best Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best information science schools 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 16 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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