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2023 Most Popular Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

3 Colleges
$28,266 Avg Salary
$15,354 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in Maryland for information science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 80% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IS graduates from UMGC carry an average student debt load of $24,066.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 2 spot on the list. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Suitland.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Maryland

Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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 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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