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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Basic Certificate Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Science Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Science Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Cuyahoga Community College District to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

About 35% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for information science students working on their online basic certificate. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Of the 8 students majoring in IS at Dakota State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for information science students working on their online basic certificate. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

About 40% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for information science students working on their online basic certificate. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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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 5 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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