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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in North Carolina

20 Colleges
$63,204 Avg Salary
$32,682 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for information science students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

On average, IS graduates from UNC Chapel Hill take out $14,013 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

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Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - North Carolina landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, IS graduates from Strayer University - North Carolina take out $51,351 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Guilford Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

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#5

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mount Olive is a great place for information science students. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Olive.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#9

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #9, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Full Information Science at Duke University Report

#10

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Gaston College Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
Louisiana 126
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

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 20 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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