2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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.

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

#1

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, MD

24 Graduate Certificates

#8 in Quality in Maryland

$9,342 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $9,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus

#2

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

1 Graduate Certificates

#11 in Quality in Maryland

$10,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bowie State University are $10,256 a year.

Full Information Science at Bowie State University Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

14 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Information Science at Johns Hopkins University Report

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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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