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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

The Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the United States to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

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

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Texas

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

About 49% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 51% are male.

Full Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in IS at UW - Madison, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

Read full report on Information Science at Johns Hopkins University

#5

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#8

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

About 57% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at Hood College

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #8, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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

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#8

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Texas Tech, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
13 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
13 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO

Information Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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