2024 Best Informatics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in informatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #141 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of informatics. Combined, these schools handed out 48 master's degrees in informatics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on informatics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of informatics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized informatics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for informatics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Informatics Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Informatics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Informatics in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in informatics.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Informatics

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in informatics. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington.More information about a master’s in informatics from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in informatics. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in informatics from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Best Informatics Colleges by State

Explore the best informatics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	375	48

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Informatics Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, Informatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Informatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	882
Information Technology	805
Human-Centered Technology Design	52
Other Computer & Information Sciences	46
Artificial Intelligence	34

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.