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Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Information Science Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 60% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 33% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Information Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 281
Illinois 511
Ohio 46
Indiana 113
Wisconsin 45

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 3 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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