by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6,396 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 153 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general information science.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 462 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 370 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at University of California - Berkeley
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 367 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 346 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 286 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Information Science at Boston University
With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 242 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 203 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 181 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 166 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 166 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Jersey Institute of Technology General Information Science Report
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about General Information Science at Texas A&M College Station
Drexel University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 137 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Syracuse University
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 132 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. Pace University - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Information Science at Pace University - New York
Southern Methodist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Methodist University General Information Science Report
Florida State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 108 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Florida State University
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 106 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Fordham University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 97 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Fordham U
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 85 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Information Science Report
University of North Texas ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 79 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
DePaul University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 76 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Lamar University
Claremont Graduate University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Information Science at Claremont Graduate University
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