2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Kentucky

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. 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 Kentucky, there were 106 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,877 and $26,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky”.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Kentucky

1

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky

#6 overall quality in Kentucky

$70,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 18 masters’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northern Kentucky University Information Science Report

2

Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

#8 overall quality in Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in Kentucky list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Information Science at Murray State University

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast Region
• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.