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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$20,600 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our 2023 rankings named California Lutheran University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CLU are $20,600 a year.

Full Information Science at California Lutheran University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 516
Washington 214
Oregon 9
Nevada 0
Hawaii 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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