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Best Schools for Information Science/Studies in 2026

129 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

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

Programs Ranked

129

Avg Earnings

$59,434/yr

Avg DW Score

70/100

AI Risk

Very High

59% task exposure

All Information Science/Studies Programs Ranked

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

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

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Utah Valley University ranks #1 for Information Science/Studies with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $79,918/yr.

How much do Information Science/Studies graduates earn?

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

Is Information Science/Studies a good major for AI resistance?

Information Science/Studies 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.