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

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Finding the Best Information Science Graduate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 25% are male.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Women make up 33% of the IS majors at the school.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Northwestern University

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Full Information Science at Wayne State University Report

#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Grand Valley State University

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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

Full Information Science at Eastern Michigan University Report

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Information Science at DePaul University Report

Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Full Information Science at Kent State University at Kent Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges 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 12 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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