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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$24,486 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is the #33 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,560 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for information science students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

Full Information Science at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at Drexel University

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
New York 2,210
Maryland 3,677
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 2 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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