2024 Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general information science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #43 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general information science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 bachelor's degrees in general information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The information science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality information science program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general information science students who choose to seek a bachelor'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 general information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general information science students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Information Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Information Science in South Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general information science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Information Science

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

26 Annual Graduates

Clemson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

23 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science needs to take a look at University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from University of South Carolina - Columbia

3

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general information science has to look into College of Charleston. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from College of Charleston

4

University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, SC

17 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general information science has to check out University of South Carolina - Upstate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from University of South Carolina - Upstate

5

Strayer University - South Carolina
Greenville, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Greenville, Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Strayer University - South Carolina

6

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Coastal Carolina University

Best General Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	152
Tennessee	460	6
North Carolina	453	125
Georgia	453	344
Virginia	421	433
Kentucky	331	88
Alabama	320	36
Louisiana	306	64
Arkansas	294	28
Mississippi	275	1
West Virginia	223	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Information Science

One of 0 majors within the Information Science area of study, General Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project. More about our data sources and methodologies.