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2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate information science programs. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#9

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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Information Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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