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Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #57 most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for 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 doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in IS at UIUC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in IS at UWM, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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

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 3 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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