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2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the best school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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