Majors

Best Colleges for Information Science/Studies, by Earnings

188 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Information Science/Studies, about 9,161 degrees a year. Across the 100 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $81,480 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Northwestern University	IL	$163,740	88	7.7%
2	Boston College	MA	$131,090	70	16.4%
3	University of Michigan	MI	$130,798	172	15.6%
4	Stevenson University	MD	$113,367	3	78.9%
5	James Madison University	VA	$113,345	149	71.5%
6	University of Maryland	MD	$109,092	661	44.8%
7	Albright College	PA	$108,846	3	76.3%
8	Clemson University	SC	$105,646	22	38.3%
9	George Washington University	DC	$105,145	11	47.1%
10	University of Utah	UT	$105,127	122	86%
11	Syracuse University	NY	$104,842	166	45.9%
12	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$103,918	46	65.1%
13	Colorado State University	CO	$102,765	13	88.5%
14	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$100,940	72	15.3%
15	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$100,208	2,001
16	Drexel University	PA	$98,548	34	79.4%
17	Wentworth Institute of Technology	MA	$98,270	20	91.2%
18	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$95,435	226	72.4%
19	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$94,412	81	68.5%
20	College of Charleston	SC	$93,285	21	60%
21	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$91,671	489	60.6%
22	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$91,671	92	91.2%
23	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$91,671	51	96.8%
24	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$91,671	40	97.6%
25	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	PA	$91,671	20	97.4%
26	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$91,671	16	98.1%
27	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	$91,671	14	98.5%
28	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$91,671	11	98.7%
29	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	PA	$91,671	7	98.2%
30	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	$91,671	7	97.4%
31	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	PA	$91,671	2	96.4%
32	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	$91,671	1	96.6%
33	Stony Brook University	NY	$89,875	64	49%
34	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$89,715	144	83%
35	East Texas A&M University	TX	$89,459	29	92.2%
36	Christopher Newport University	VA	$88,842	39	86%
37	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$87,757	323	58.1%
38	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$87,757	4	71.4%
39	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$87,219	167	92.6%
40	Suffolk University	MA	$86,406	34	82.3%
41	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$85,870	290	47.5%
42	Kennesaw State University	GA	$84,364	83	69.2%
43	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$84,273	35	81%
44	Morgan State University	MD	$83,331	29	82.2%
45	Robert Morris University	PA	$82,989	18	89.9%
46	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$82,883	48	87%
47	DePaul University	IL	$82,551	18	75.9%
48	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	$82,529	25	70.6%
49	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	$81,840	34	72.6%
50	Metropolitan State University	MN	$81,539	43	98.7%
51	Grand Valley State University	MI	$81,420	23	83%
52	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$81,180	121	77.3%
53	University of Pittsburgh	PA	$81,117	68	58.1%
54	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$81,117	18	94.8%
55	Salisbury University	MD	$81,116	58	87.5%
56	Georgia Southern University	GA	$80,409	93	87.9%
57	Stockton University	NJ	$79,310	3	88.9%
58	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$78,953	193	79.9%
59	Coastal Carolina University	SC	$77,999	8	75.3%
60	University of North Georgia	GA	$77,821	33	67.9%
61	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$77,590	11	59.7%
62	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	$77,409	12	77.7%
63	University of Oklahoma	OK	$76,201	21	76.6%
64	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$74,812	18	80.6%
65	CUNY New York City College of Technology	NY	$74,456	265	80.3%
66	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	$74,016	15	58.8%
67	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$73,936	72	56.6%
68	University of Toledo	OH	$73,932	41	92%
69	Cleveland State University	OH	$72,661	24	91.3%
70	Towson University	MD	$72,049	44	82%
71	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	$71,672	65	71.5%
72	Valdosta State University	GA	$71,257	13	72.3%
73	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$70,639	123	90.7%
74	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$70,608	3	94.3%
75	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$70,164	21	70.5%
76	Frostburg State University	MD	$69,680	9	89.2%
77	University of North Texas	TX	$69,097	53	72.2%
78	Radford University	VA	$68,088	12	89.5%
79	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$67,838	32	58.4%
80	Fort Hays State University	KS	$67,823	50	90.3%
81	Emporia State University	KS	$67,263	6	97.7%
82	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$67,049	10	81.4%
83	University of Kentucky	KY	$65,407	63	92.9%
84	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	$64,628	56	73%
85	University of South Alabama	AL	$64,455	11	71%
86	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	$64,438	20	88.6%
87	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$63,994	31	94.9%
88	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	$63,928	34	92.5%
89	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	$61,350	5	58.8%
90	Savannah State University	GA	$60,183	18
91	Wayne State College	NE	$59,871	18
92	Adelphi University	NY	$59,273	4	65.9%
93	Dakota State University	SD	$56,991	19	88.1%
94	Fairmont State University	WV	$55,280	11	98.6%
95	Grambling State University	LA	$54,803	33	44.9%
96	University of Baltimore	MD	$54,529	18	78.7%
97	Alabama State University	AL	$53,416	17	97.6%
98	Lincoln University	MO	$52,071	2
99	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$50,009	24	67.7%
100	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	$45,267	12	86.1%

88 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Information Science/Studies graduates?

Northwestern University ($163,740), Boston College ($131,090), University of Michigan ($130,798), Stevenson University ($113,367), James Madison University ($113,345) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Information Science/Studies majors make?

The median across 100 colleges is $81,480 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $45,267 to $163,740.

Which colleges have the biggest Information Science/Studies programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Maryland Global Campus (2,001), University of Maryland (661), Pennsylvania State University (489), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (323), CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (290).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Information Science/Studies". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.