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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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$67,433 Avg Salary

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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 79% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Information Science at University of North Texas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

About 38% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 50% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

Of the 14 students majoring in IS at Norwich, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Full Information Science at Norwich University Report

#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for information science students working on their online graduate certificate. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Dakota State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for information science students working on their online graduate certificate. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

Women make up 57% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of Maine Report

Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the IS majors at the school.

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#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate information science programs. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate information science programs. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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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 30 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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