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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in Alabama

5 Colleges
$51,701 Avg Salary
$42,573 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked 4th in Alabama. In fact, 76 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Information Science Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the most popular school in Alabama for information science students. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

Full Information Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in Alabama list. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

IS majors at USA take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

The excellent programs at Alabama State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Alabama. Alabama State is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

While working on their degree, IS majors at Alabama State accumulate an average of around $36,375 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Montgomery. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in Alabama list. South University, Montgomery is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at South University, Montgomery take out is $51,566.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in Alabama list. Strayer University - Alabama is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Birmingham.

IS majors at Strayer University - Alabama take out an average of $51,351 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Alabama

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
Louisiana 126
North Carolina 224
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Arkansas 71
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

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 5 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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