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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region

13 Ranked Colleges
326 Degrees Awarded
$36,926 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,411 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,224 and $22,002 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 326 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in information science. That schools that top this list have a program in information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree is students.

Top 13 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Blue Ash College is located in Blue Ash, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Blue Ash College Information Science Report

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Zane State College
Zanesville, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Zane State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Zane State College is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Zane State College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Gateway Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Steubenville, Ohio, and it awarded 63 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Eastern Gateway Community College

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Cuyahoga Community College District

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 159 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Ivy Tech Community College

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Lake Land College
Mattoon, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Lake Land College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Land College is a small school located in Mattoon, Illinois that handed out 6 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Lake Land College

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William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, Illinois

William Rainey Harper College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Harper College

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Triton College
River Grove, Illinois

Triton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Information Science at Triton College

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Toledo

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Lorain County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Elyria, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Science at Lorain County Community College

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Frontier Community College
Fairfield, Illinois

Frontier Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Frontier Community College is a small public school situated in Fairfield, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Science at Frontier Community College

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Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan

Alpena Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Alpena Community College is located in Alpena, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Information Science at Alpena Community College

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South Suburban College
South Holland, Illinois

South Suburban College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Science at SSC

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