2024 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #33 in popularity, information science is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 771 master's degrees in information science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of information science for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality is 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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information science students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt information science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information science related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The is 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 Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Science in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information science.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in IS

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

60 Annual Graduates

$108,932 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in information science has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.

Master's recipients from the information science degree program at Johns Hopkins University earn $27,454 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in information science from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

462 Annual Graduates

$81,658 Median Starting Salary

University of Maryland Global Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information science. UMGC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Master's students who receive their degree from the is program earn about $81,658 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of Maryland Global Campus

3

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

24 Annual Graduates

$93,663 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a master's degree in information science. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.

Those information science students who get their master's degree from University of Maryland - College Park make $12,185 more than the average is grad.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of Maryland - College Park

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

166 Annual Graduates

$81,374 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in information science has to take a look at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the is program report average early career wages of $81,374.

More information about a master’s in information science from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

4

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

9 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Maryland is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information science. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in information science from Loyola University Maryland

5

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

30 Annual Graduates

$62,262 Median Starting Salary

Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Owings Mills.

Students who graduate with their master's from the is program report average early career income of $62,262.

More information about a master’s in information science from Stevenson University

6

Strayer University - Maryland
Suitland, MD

16 Annual Graduates

$72,151 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the is program earn about $72,151 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in information science from Strayer University - Maryland

Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	618
Pennsylvania	248	312
New Jersey	188	254
District of Columbia	154	137
Delaware	109	31

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Information Science Related Rankings by Major

Information Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	771

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	999
Computer Information Systems	486
Computer Science	241
Computer Systems Networking	62
Computer Software & Applications	11

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.