2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You
With 1,283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #14 most popular major in Texas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Texas 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.
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2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for information science students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Texas. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.
PVAMU graduate students pay an average of $7,993 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Information Science at Prairie View A & M University Report
The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.
Full Information Science at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $6,242 a year.
University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information science programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information science students working on their master’s degree. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH Clear Lake are $9,594 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Dallas also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Full Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas Report
Tarleton 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. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $7,669 per year.
Read full report on Information Science at Tarleton State University
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $10,853 per year.
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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 14 |
Oklahoma | 0 |
New Mexico | 0 |
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Majors Related to IS
Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IS
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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