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2023 Best Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$28,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Information Science Basic Certificate School for You

With 18,325 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the IS basic certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Information Science Basic Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore County the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for information science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $28,470 per year.

UMBC also took the #3 spot in our Best Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 3,677
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
New Jersey 856
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Majors Similar to IS

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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.

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