2024 Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 associate degrees in information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate 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 associate 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 associate 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 schools for information science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Science in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in IS

1

Dakota State University
Madison, SD

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Dakota State University if you want to pursue an associate degree in information science. Dakota State is a small public university located in the town of Madison.More information about a associate in information science from Dakota State University

2

Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information science has to take a look at Alexandria Technical & Community College. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in information science from Alexandria Technical & Community College

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	13
Kansas	146	1
South Dakota	93	8

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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	22

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	477
Computer Programming	456
Computer Systems Networking	449
Computer Information Systems	435
Computer Science	225
Computer Software & Applications	149
Data Processing	2

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.