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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

6 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is the most popular major in Maryland with 3,677 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland 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.

Check out the IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Information Science at Johns Hopkins University Report

#3

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bowie State University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Capitol Technology University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Capitol Technology University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Maryland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Maryland. Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Suitland.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Maryland Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
New Jersey 856
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

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 6 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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