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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,469 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

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

Information Science is the #48 most popular major in Florida with 235 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

Our analysis found University of South Florida - Main Campus to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State also is in the top 15% of our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Strayer University - Florida is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Florida are $15,135 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida Tech are $22,588 a year.

Florida Tech also made our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South University, Tampa is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. South University, Tampa is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

South University, Tampa graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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