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2023 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
$75,213 Avg Salary

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

Information Science is the #32 most popular major in District of Columbia with 137 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 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the IS majors at the school.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 32 students majoring in IS at The American University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 44% of the IS majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 3 students majoring in IS at CUA, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Strayer University - District of Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in District of Columbia. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - District of Columbia

Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 627
Pennsylvania 409
Maryland 833
New Jersey 275
Delaware 31

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 5 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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