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2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

7 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular 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 school with a very large student population.

Of the 141 students majoring in IS at U-M, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 74% are male.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at GVSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,473.

Read full report on Information Science at Grand Valley State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

Of the 15 students majoring in IS at UM Flint, 73% are male and 27% are female.

IS majors at UM Flint take out an average of $29,425 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Information Science at University of Michigan - Flint Report

#4

Northwood University

Midland, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northwood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Northwood University Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Michigan State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Information Science at Michigan State University Report

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Read full report on Information Science at Wayne State University

#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Full Information Science at Davenport University Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges 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 7 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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