2024 Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

General Information Science is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #43 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for general information science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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

More Ways to Rank General Information Science 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 General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general information science.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Information Science

1

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

51 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan State University is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Metropolitan State University

2

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

13 Annual Graduates

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

3

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

35 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science needs to look into Minnesota State University - Moorhead. MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Minnesota State University - Moorhead

4

Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN

1 Annual Graduates

Bemidji State University is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Bemidji State University

5

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

1 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit university located in the small city of St. Cloud.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

Best General Information Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Information Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	58
Iowa	403	19
Kansas	352	74
Nebraska	331	91
North Dakota	251	2
South Dakota	237	21

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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.