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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in Kentucky

4 Colleges
$46,877 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 106 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Colleges.

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

On average, IS graduates from NKU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $402.

Full Information Science at Northern Kentucky University Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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

Read full report on Information Science at University of Kentucky

The excellent programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Kentucky. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

While working on their degree, IS majors at Murray State accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

Full Information Science at Murray State University Report

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Kentucky. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Full Information Science at Western Kentucky University Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges 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
Alabama 76
South Carolina 117
Florida 404

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 4 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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