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2023 Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Information Science Basic Certificate School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 532 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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

Radford University

Radford, VA

Our analysis found Radford University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Radford University Report

#2

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Richmond helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Virginia. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.

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

Read full report on Information Science at University of Richmond

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 126
West Virginia 60
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
North Carolina 224
Mississippi 1
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

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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