2023 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 22% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.
About 37% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 63% are male.
Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Virginia
Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 36% of the IS majors at the school.
Full Information Science at Nova Southeastern University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.
Women make up 53% of the IS majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Women make up 61% of the IS majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in IS at UAB, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
About 55% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 45% are male.
Read full report on Information Science at Kennesaw State University
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Women make up 45% of the IS majors at the school.
Full Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report
Northern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in IS at NKU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Full Information Science at Northern Kentucky University Report
With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Atlanta, Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 50% are male.
Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Georgia
Best Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 99 |
| Florida | 235 |
| Georgia | 56 |
| North Carolina | 97 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Kentucky | 18 |
| Louisiana | 21 |
| Alabama | 40 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
| Arkansas | 32 |
| West Virginia | 12 |
Majors Related to IS
Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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