2023 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the IS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 367 students majoring in IS at UIUC, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 39% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 76 students majoring in IS at DePaul, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the # 4 spot on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
Of the 58 students majoring in IS at Trine, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Read full report on Information Science at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in IS at Ball State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Read full report on Information Science at Ball State University
Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 45% of the IS majors at the school.
Cleveland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information science programs. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Women make up 30% of the IS majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Science at Cleveland State University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information science programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 77% are male.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in IS at UM Dearborn, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
Full Information Science at Eastern Michigan University Report
Best Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 493 |
| Ohio | 275 |
| Illinois | 799 |
| Indiana | 280 |
| Wisconsin | 255 |
Information Science Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to IS
| 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 19 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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