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Information Science/Studies Degree

129 schools compared · Average earnings $59,434/yr

Schools Offering

129

Avg Grad Earnings

$59,434/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

63/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

59% task exposure

Best Schools for Information Science/Studies

Top 129 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	88 78–90	$79,918/yr	Very High	39.5x
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	87 76–89	$75,834/yr	Very High	27.5x
3	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	87 77–88	$73,937/yr	Very High	23.9x
4	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	86 76–88	$72,140/yr	Very High	29.7x
5	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	86 75–88	$70,833/yr	Very High	28.5x
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	85 72–87	$88,515/yr	Very High	17.2x
7	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	85 74–87	$80,173/yr	Very High	19.5x
8	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	85 72–87	$70,344/yr	Very High	23.7x
9	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	85 75–87	$63,986/yr	Very High	35.1x
10	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	84 73–86	$68,007/yr	Very High	23.1x
11	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL	84 74–86	$57,313/yr	Very High	56.4x
12	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	83 72–84	$64,382/yr	Very High	20.0x
13	Dakota State University Madison, SD	83 72–84	$63,636/yr	Very High	19.4x
14	Utah State University Logan, UT	83 72–86	$61,896/yr	Very High	26.3x
15	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	83 73–85	$56,399/yr	Very High	30.7x
16	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	82 72–82	$76,090/yr	Very High	12.4x
17	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	82 70–85	$67,827/yr	Very High	18.5x
18	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	82 70–83	$61,290/yr	Very High	19.1x
19	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	82 72–84	$58,757/yr	Very High	22.0x
20	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	82 72–84	$52,435/yr	Very High	33.0x
21	Clemson University Clemson, SC	81 71–81	$76,549/yr	Very High	11.3x
22	Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
23	Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
24	Strayer University-Maryland Suitland, MD	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
25	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis, TN	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
26	Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose, PA	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
27	Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FL	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
28	Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
29	Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
30	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
31	Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
32	Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
33	Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
34	Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
35	Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson, MS	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
36	Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
37	Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
38	Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
39	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	81 70–82	$68,864/yr	Very High	15.3x
40	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	81 71–81	$64,329/yr	Very High	13.8x
41	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	81 68–84	$63,334/yr	Very High	18.2x
42	Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, FL	81 67–84	$59,368/yr	Very High	20.3x
43	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	81 71–81	$56,333/yr	Very High	15.8x
44	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	81 71–81	$55,711/yr	Very High	16.2x
45	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	81 71–82	$51,888/yr	Very High	20.6x
46	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	81 70–84	$51,864/yr	Very High	28.7x
47	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	81 72–83	$50,539/yr	Very High	24.2x
48	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	80 67–82	$66,967/yr	Very High	15.1x
49	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	80 69–80	$64,329/yr	Very High	12.4x
50	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	80 67–82	$57,756/yr	Very High	17.8x
51	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	80 69–82	$56,344/yr	Very High	18.4x
52	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	80 69–83	$50,133/yr	Very High	24.3x
53	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	80 69–82	$49,897/yr	Very High	23.8x
54	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	80 68–83	$48,438/yr	Very High	28.2x
55	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	79 67–80	$65,393/yr	Very High	13.7x
56	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	79 69–79	$64,329/yr	Very High	11.6x
57	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	79 66–83	$55,081/yr	Very High	18.8x
58	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	79 69–79	$49,688/yr	Very High	15.7x
59	Savannah State University Savannah, GA	79 69–80	$46,840/yr	Very High	20.3x
60	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	78 66–78	$68,362/yr	Very High	11.9x
61	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	78 68–78	$64,329/yr	Very High	10.9x
62	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	78 68–78	$63,069/yr	Very High	11.1x
63	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	78 66–80	$51,582/yr	Very High	16.8x
64	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	78 67–78	$50,862/yr	Very High	13.5x
65	Wayne State College Wayne, NE	78 68–78	$49,981/yr	Very High	14.7x
66	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	78 67–79	$49,686/yr	Very High	17.8x
67	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	78 66–81	$45,790/yr	Very High	23.1x
68	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	77 65–80	$59,951/yr	Very High	14.2x
69	Towson University Towson, MD	77 63–81	$50,067/yr	Very High	18.1x
70	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	77 64–80	$49,369/yr	Very High	18.0x
71	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	77 67–77	$48,964/yr	Very High	13.5x
72	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	76 66–76	$64,329/yr	Very High	9.6x
73	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	76 66–76	$64,329/yr	Very High	9.5x
74	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	76 64–78	$62,116/yr	Very High	12.2x
75	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	76 65–75	$60,359/yr	Very High	9.7x
76	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	76 64–78	$58,651/yr	Very High	12.8x
77	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	76 66–76	$57,661/yr	Very High	10.4x
78	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	76 65–75	$56,824/yr	Very High	10.1x
79	University of North Texas Denton, TX	76 65–75	$52,449/yr	Very High	10.7x
80	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	76 62–79	$50,920/yr	Very High	15.7x
81	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	75 62–78	$61,739/yr	Very High	12.0x
82	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	75 62–78	$58,550/yr	Very High	12.5x
83	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	75 61–79	$56,360/yr	Very High	13.2x
84	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	75 61–79	$56,360/yr	Very High	13.7x
85	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	75 64–75	$52,728/yr	Very High	11.9x
86	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	75 64–74	$49,625/yr	Very High	11.0x
87	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	75 62–78	$48,664/yr	Very High	15.4x
88	Murray State University Murray, KY	75 60–79	$43,178/yr	Very High	21.9x
89	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	74 62–75	$56,594/yr	Very High	11.2x
90	Radford University Radford, VA	74 59–78	$46,446/yr	Very High	16.2x
91	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	74 62–75	$44,712/yr	Very High	14.8x
92	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY	74 62–75	$43,246/yr	Very High	16.2x
93	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	74 61–77	$42,604/yr	Very High	18.1x
94	Albright College Reading, PA	73 64–74	$80,329/yr	Very High	6.5x
95	Norwich University Northfield, VT	72 62–73	$98,551/yr	Very High	4.0x
96	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	71 61–71	$102,998/yr	Very High	2.9x
97	Excelsior University Albany, NY	71 62–74	$88,713/yr	Very High	—
98	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	71 60–74	$59,951/yr	Very High	9.3x
99	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	71 60–70	$49,165/yr	Very High	8.3x
100	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	71 60–70	$41,041/yr	Very High	11.3x
101	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	70 58–73	$49,568/yr	Very High	10.4x
102	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	69 58–72	$80,731/yr	Very High	3.9x
103	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	69 58–71	$78,755/yr	Very High	3.4x
104	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	69 59–70	$72,095/yr	Very High	3.4x
105	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	67 56–69	$73,033/yr	Very High	3.0x
106	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	67 57–68	$62,375/yr	Very High	3.5x
107	DePaul University Chicago, IL	66 55–68	$60,468/yr	Very High	3.9x
108	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	66 54–69	$59,368/yr	Very High	4.9x
109	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	66 55–69	$44,682/yr	Very High	9.2x
110	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	66 56–66	$44,184/yr	Very High	6.9x
111	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	66 54–67	$37,417/yr	Very High	12.0x
112	Bradley University Peoria, IL	65 55–66	$58,014/yr	Very High	2.7x
113	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	65 55–66	$56,789/yr	Very High	2.9x
114	Suffolk University Boston, MA	65 53–67	$56,780/yr	Very High	3.7x
115	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI	65 55–67	$51,582/yr	Very High	—
116	South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
117	South University-Savannah Savannah, GA	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
118	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
119	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
120	South University-Richmond Glen Allen, VA	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
121	South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
122	South University-Austin Round Rock, TX	65 54–67	$44,682/yr	Very High	8.2x
123	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	65 54–64	$39,320/yr	Very High	7.9x
124	Pace University New York, NY	63 51–67	$52,116/yr	Very High	4.2x
125	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	62 45–69	$31,322/yr	Very High	15.9x
126	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	61 46–67	$31,390/yr	Very High	14.1x
127	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	60 50–60	$49,285/yr	Very High	1.6x
128	Alabama State University Montgomery, AL	56 45–59	$30,651/yr	Very High	9.0x
129	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	42 32–44	$25,534/yr	Very High	0.5x

Highest Earning Information Science/Studies Programs

Schools where Information Science/Studies graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Northwestern University	$102,998/yr	71	Very High
Norwich University	$98,551/yr	72	Very High
Excelsior University	$88,713/yr	71	Very High
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$88,515/yr	85	Very High
Boston College	$80,731/yr	69	Very High
Albright College	$80,329/yr	73	Very High
James Madison University	$80,173/yr	85	Very High
Utah Valley University	$79,918/yr	88	Very High
Drexel University	$78,755/yr	69	Very High
Clemson University	$76,549/yr	81	Very High

Best ROI for Information Science/Studies

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Information Science/Studies.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Eastern Florida State College	56.4x	$57,313/yr	84
Utah Valley University	39.5x	$79,918/yr	88
Kennesaw State University	35.1x	$63,986/yr	85
Georgia Southern University	33.0x	$52,435/yr	82
Fort Hays State University	30.7x	$56,399/yr	83
University of Maryland Global Campus	29.7x	$72,140/yr	86
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	28.7x	$51,864/yr	81
University of Utah	28.5x	$70,833/yr	86
Emporia State University	28.2x	$48,438/yr	80
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	27.5x	$75,834/yr	87

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Information Science/Studies graduates earn?

Across 129 schools, Information Science/Studies graduates earn an average of $59,434 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $25,534 to $102,998 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Information Science/Studies?

Information Science/Studies is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 59% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Information Science/Studies program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Utah Valley University ranks #1 for Information Science/Studies with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $79,918/yr.

Is a Information Science/Studies degree worth it?

On average, Information Science/Studies graduates earn 14.8x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Information Science/Studies programs across 129 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.