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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$67,433 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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.

The Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Dakota State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the IS majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Full Information Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Northwestern - St Paul helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 75
Minnesota 141
Missouri 90
Iowa 19
South Dakota 58
North Dakota 2
Nebraska 187

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 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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