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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,616 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,780 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 275 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio to see which 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Colleges.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$4,472 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Cuyahoga Community College District the best value school in Ohio for information science students. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,472 a year. The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Cuyahoga Community College District take out is $16,073.

Full Information Science at Cuyahoga Community College District Report

#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, IS majors at Cleveland State University accumulate an average of around $21,740 in student debt.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $13,061 per year. On average, IS graduates from BGSU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year. The average amount in student loans that IS majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out is $25,764.

Full Information Science at University of Akron Main Campus Report

$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Wright State University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $9,834 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $11,000 per year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Illinois 799
Indiana 280
Wisconsin 255

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

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 6 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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