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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,198 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is the #66 most popular major in Wisconsin with 255 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $12,175 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Full Information Science at Marquette University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 3 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Illinois 799
Indiana 280

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 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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