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Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$26,933 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 3,677 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMGC are $9,342 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $10,256 per year.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins also made our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
New Jersey 856
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

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

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.

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