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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$18,837 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Dearborn to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Dearborn are $14,510 a year.

UM Dearborn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Information Science at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

Full Information Science at Wayne State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

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

Full Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at Eastern Michigan 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 4 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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