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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region 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

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Norwich University the most popular school in the New England Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

About 7% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 93% are male.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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

Full Information Science at University of Maine Report

#3

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 825
Connecticut 68
Vermont 115
Maine 8

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 4 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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