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2024 Best General Information Science Schools in South Carolina

6 Colleges in South Carolina
117 Information Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #47 in popularity, general information science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general information science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 degrees in general information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School

Best General Information Science Schools in South Carolina Your choice of general information science 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 general information science 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.

Pick Your General Information Science Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Information Science
Master's Degrees in Information Science

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 the Best General Information Science Schools in South Carolina. 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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Best Schools for General Information Science in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of information science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Information Science

1
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
7.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in general information science. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were about 26 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
52.2% Growth in Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general information science. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 general information science students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

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3
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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC

Any student pursuing a degree in general information science has to check out College of Charleston. C of C is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 16 general information science students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC
41.2% Growth in Graduates

University of South Carolina - Upstate is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general information science. USC Upstate is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg. This university ranks 18th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 17 general information science students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC

Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 7 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In SC
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit university located in the small city of Greenville.

There were roughly 6 general information science students who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 401
North Carolina 710 217
Georgia 690 413
Virginia 630 525
Tennessee 624 11
Kentucky 518 106
Mississippi 501 1
Alabama 500 76
Louisiana 489 126
Arkansas 466 62
West Virginia 410 60

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