2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Information Science is the #57 most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 per year.
Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Norwich graduate students pay an average of $21,914 in tuition and fees each year.
Norwich excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Read full report on Information Science at Norwich University
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Bowie State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the United States. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Marquette University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information science programs. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Information Science at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Information Science by Region
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Majors Related to IS
Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to IS
| 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 25 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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