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2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,942 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 493 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Science

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M also made our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

Full Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Information Science at Michigan State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year. On average, IS graduates from GVSU take out $29,473 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

GVSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Information Science at Grand Valley State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UM Flint are $12,322 a year. The average amount in student loans that IS majors at UM Flint take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,425.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Michigan - Flint

#5

Northwood University

Midland, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwood University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwood are $30,520 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at Northwood University

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 275
Illinois 799
Indiana 280
Wisconsin 255

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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