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2023 Best Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,262 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Information Science Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received a degree or certificate, 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Information Science

#1

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Our analysis found Normandale Community College to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Normandale Community College are $5,789 per year.

Read full report on Information Science at Normandale Community College

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $12,735 per year.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 75
Minnesota 141
Missouri 90
Iowa 19
South Dakota 58
North Dakota 2
Nebraska 187

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 2 schools 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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