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2024 Best Informatics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
725 Informatics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in informatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #246 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for informatics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 725 degrees in informatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Informatics School

Best Informatics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of informatics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for informatics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Informatics
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Informatics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Informatics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the informatics degree levels they offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Informatics

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
54 Informatics Degrees Awarded

New York University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in informatics. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 54 informatics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
258 Informatics Degrees Awarded

Syracuse University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in informatics. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 258 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
37 Informatics Degrees Awarded

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in informatics. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 37 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
78 Informatics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Rochester Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in informatics. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 78 informatics students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
138 Informatics Degrees Awarded

UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Albany. This university ranks 36th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 138 informatics students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 6 informatics students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Widener University
Chester, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 5 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

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Best Informatics Colleges by State

Explore the best informatics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 567
Pennsylvania 978 140

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Informatics is one of 5 different types of Computer Information Systems programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 10,216
Information Technology 3,731
Other Computer & Information Sciences 355
Artificial Intelligence 294
Human-Centered Technology Design 1

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