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Best Schools for Information Science in 2026

129 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Information Science, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Information Science graduate earns $59,434/yr across 129 schools.

Programs Ranked

129

Avg Earnings

$59,434/yr

Avg DW Score

76/100

AI Risk

Very High

59% task exposure

All Information Science Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Information Science?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Utah Valley University ranks #1 for Information Science with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $79,918/yr.

How much do Information Science graduates earn?

Across 129 schools, Information Science graduates earn an average of $59,434/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $102,998/yr.

Is Information Science a good major for AI resistance?

Information Science has an average AI task exposure of 59%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

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.