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The innovative graduate and undergraduate degrees of the College of Information Science are highly respected across higher ed, as our program rankings demonstrate.
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GRADUATE PROGRAM RANKINGS
Master of Science in Data Science
#4
Best Master's in
Data Science Program
Fortune
2024
Master of Science in Information Science
#5
Top Master's in
Machine Learning Program
TechGuide
2025
Master of Arts in Library & Information Science
#10
Global Ranking of Library and Information Science Programs
ShanghaiRanking
2023
Master of Arts in Library & Information Science
#13
Best Library and Information Studies Programs: Information Systems
U.S. News & World Report
2024
Master of Arts in Library & Information Science
#18
Best Library and Information Studies Programs: Archives and Preservation
U.S. News & World Report
2024
Master of Arts in Library & Information Science
#24
Best Library and Information Studies Programs
U.S. News & World Report
2024
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM RANKINGS
Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Operations
#1
Best Online Bachelor's in Cybersecurity
Academic Influence
2024
Bachelor of Science in Game Design & Development
#12
Public Virtual/Augmented Reality Schools & Colleges in the U.S. (#21 Overall)
Animation Career Review
2024
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
#17
Bachelor's in Information Technology Degree Programs
BachelorsDegreeCenter.com
2023
Bachelor of Science in Game Design & Development
#22
Public Game Design Schools in the U.S.
Animation Career Review
2025
DESIGNATIONS
Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity
The National Security Agency has named the University of Arizona as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, with designations for Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) and Research (CAE-R)—one of only 11 institutions that hold all three designations.
The college's Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Operations (Cyber Engineering emphasis) holds the CAE-CO designation, one of only 23 universities nationwide to receive that prestigious credential. The CAE-CO program is a deeply technical, interdisciplinary, higher education program firmly grounded in the computer science, computer engineering, and/or electrical engineering disciplines, with extensive opportunities for hands-on applications via labs and exercises.
The BAS CO and Master of Science in Cyber and Information Operations hold the CAE-CD designation.
Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence
The Director of National Intelligence has named the University of Arizona as an Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE).
The college's Bachelor of Applied Science in Intelligence and Information Operations holds the IC CAE designation, which was created to to develop, prepare and educate the next generation of intelligence professionals with the core skills necessary to meet the United States’ national security imperatives, through increased educational, cultural and experiential opportunities and career prospects within the intelligence community (IC). The University of Arizona received its IC CAE program designation in 2019.
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