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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $11,931 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

Full Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

Full Information Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 4 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.

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