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2023 Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the IS doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 24% of the IS majors at the school.

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 14 students majoring in IS at UNT, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Information Science at University of North Texas Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 46% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 54% are male.

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Women make up 77% of the IS majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 73% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 56% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 8 students majoring in IS at UMCP, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 8 students majoring in IS at UMBC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#10

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Robert Morris University

Information Science by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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