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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Schools

68 Colleges
$59,394 Avg Salary
$28,852 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Information Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in the United States for information science students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

IS majors at UMGC take out an average of $22,507 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

IS majors at GaSou take out an average of $28,850 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $119.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Florida State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Science Schools list. EFSC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cocoa.

IS majors at EFSC take out an average of $25,050 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

While working on their degree, IS majors at UNT accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Eastern Gateway Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the United States. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

While working on their degree, IS majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online accumulate an average of around $40,206 in student debt.

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#7

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

With a ranking of #7, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information science students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Science Schools ranking. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, IS graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $25,990.

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Strayer University - Virginia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Science Schools list. Located in the city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Strayer University - Virginia take out is $51,351.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Science Schools list. NSU is a large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

While working on their degree, IS majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $30,762 in student debt.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Information Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 South University’s online programs Savannah, GA
12 Strayer University - North Carolina Morrisville, NC
13 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH

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More Information Science Rankings

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 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.

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