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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Read full report on Information Science at Northwestern University

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Information Science at DePaul University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Indiana 280
Wisconsin 255

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

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 3 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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