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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region

25 Colleges
$61,632 Avg Salary
$29,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #38 in the country. In fact 6,934 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southwest 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for information science students. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for information science students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for information science students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information science programs. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Dallas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Belton, UMHB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,283
Arizona 14
Oklahoma 0
New Mexico 0

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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