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2023 Most Popular Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Information Science Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found Guilford Technical Community College to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 26 students majoring in IS at Guilford Technical Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McDowell Technical Community College is a great place for information science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - North Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
Louisiana 126
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

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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