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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

With 18,325 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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 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 Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Full Information Science at Dallas Baptist University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,787
Arizona 24
Oklahoma 31
New Mexico 2

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 5 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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