2025 Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

an associate degree in general information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 441 associate degrees in general information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School for Your Associate Degree

The information science associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality information science program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general information science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general information science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general information science students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Information Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Information Science in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general information science.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Information Science

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

132 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general information science. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in general information science from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general information science needs to check out Cuyahoga Community College District. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a associate in general information science from Cuyahoga Community College District

3

Zane State College
Zanesville, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Zane State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general information science. Zane State College is a small public college located in the distant town of Zanesville.More information about a associate in general information science from Zane State College

4

University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general information science. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general information science from University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

Best General Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best general information science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	148
Michigan	410	0
Illinois	267	19
Indiana	221	159

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Rankings in Majors Related to Information Science

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project. More about our data sources and methodologies.