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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in Maryland

4 Colleges
$67,920 Avg Salary
$26,361 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 3,677 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online IS programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in Maryland for information science students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

IS majors at UMGC take out an average of $22,507 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at Strayer University - Maryland helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, IS majors at Strayer University - Maryland accumulate an average of around $51,351 in student debt.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent online programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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The excellent online programs at Capitol Technology University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Maryland. Capitol Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
New Jersey 856
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

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One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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