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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida

5 Ranked Colleges
234 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master's in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Florida, there were 445 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 234 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Florida

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 93 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Information Science at Florida State

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 21 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NUS Florida General Information Science Report

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Information Science at Florida Institute of Technology

#5

South University, Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Tampa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

South University, Tampa also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Tampa are $16,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Information Science at South University, Tampa

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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