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2023 Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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The Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the IS majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 35% of the IS majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a great place for information science students working on their basic certificate. Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 27% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Information Science at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote area of Ullin, Shawnee Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 91% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Harry S Truman College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their basic certificate. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 80% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#6

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information science programs. Triton College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of River Grove.

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#8

South Suburban College

South Holland, IL

South Suburban College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of South Holland, SSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

Women make up 25% of the IS majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Illinois 799
Indiana 280
Wisconsin 255

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 18 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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