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

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$123,162 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in IS at NUS Florida, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in IS at Florida State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 33% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 413
Virginia 532
North Carolina 224
Florida 404
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 106
South Carolina 117
Louisiana 126
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 60

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

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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