2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Information Science 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Information Science Schools
Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Virginia is a great place for information science students. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.
Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Virginia
Out of the 41 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Read full report on Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University
Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #9 on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Read full report on Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Full Information Science at Northern Kentucky University Report
Best Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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