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Best Colleges for Information Science/Studies

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 129

Avg grad salary: $70,043

Total graduates: 14,646

Top Colleges for Information Science/Studies — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$106,214	$80,731	64	$17,500	15.7%
2	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	N/A	$102,998	44	$12,000	7.1%
3	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$101,605	$59,368	49	$54,375	62.5%
4	Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, FL	$101,605	$59,368	49	$54,375	44.4%
5	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	$99,659	$88,515	129	$20,875	17.9%
6	Norwich University Northfield, VT	N/A	$98,551	20	$24,625	73.6%
7	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$97,364	$80,173	164	$21,025	76.3%
8	University of Maryland College Park, MD	$95,042	$70,344	429	$20,180	44.8%
9	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$93,411	$78,755	59	$29,125	77.5%
10	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$90,312	$70,833	81	$24,041	87.2%
11	UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$90,138	$75,834	78	$13,294	18.7%
12	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$88,954	$68,007	64	$19,750	49.0%
13	Excelsior University Albany, NY	N/A	$88,713	24	$16,667	N/A
14	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	$86,824	$79,918	58	$17,599	N/A
15	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$85,655	$72,140	998	$20,806	N/A
16	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$84,923	$73,033	230	$26,694	41.7%
17	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$82,936	$63,334	273	$20,633	74.2%
18	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$82,898	$61,739	52	$25,000	66.9%
19	Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ	$81,920	$56,360	521	$25,000	65.3%
20	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$81,920	$56,360	521	$25,000	78.7%
21	Albright College Reading, PA	$80,037	$80,329	16	$36,196	86.2%
22	Suffolk University Boston, MA	$79,156	$56,780	32	$27,000	84.7%
23	Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
24	Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
25	Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
26	Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
27	Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FL	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
28	Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
29	Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
30	Strayer University-Maryland Suitland, MD	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
31	Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson, MS	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
32	Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
33	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
34	Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose, PA	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
35	Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
36	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis, TN	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
37	Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
38	Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
39	Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV	$78,793	$71,167	263	$53,250	N/A
40	Utah State University Logan, UT	$78,628	$61,896	116	$14,413	93.6%
41	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$78,415	$66,967	59	$29,000	94.7%
42	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$77,947	$67,827	31	$25,000	89.6%
43	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$77,909	$65,393	54	$25,750	73.1%
44	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$77,727	$68,362	195	$27,820	85.2%
45	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$77,185	$55,081	133	$25,000	70.9%
46	Clemson University Clemson, SC	N/A	$76,549	26	$25,964	38.0%
47	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	N/A	$76,090	18	$24,417	63.3%
48	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	$76,076	$48,438	20	$19,237	97.7%
49	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$75,999	$61,290	74	$23,250	88.6%
50	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$75,393	$57,756	217	$20,205	81.3%
51	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	$75,165	$31,322	23	$20,336	80.2%
52	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$74,870	$59,951	141	$27,000	95.9%
53	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	$74,870	$59,951	141	$27,000	49.7%
54	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$74,729	$68,864	80	$23,000	87.7%
55	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$74,728	$58,550	32	$26,000	88.0%
56	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$74,356	$58,651	130	$14,538	78.5%
57	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$74,311	$64,382	92	$25,000	96.5%
58	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$73,990	$62,116	243	$24,364	93.1%
59	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	N/A	$73,937	32	$24,950	38.6%
60	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$73,588	$51,864	281	$10,673	50.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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