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2023 Best Value Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,266 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Information Science

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year. IS majors at UMGC take out an average of $24,066 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

UMGC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for information science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

UB undergraduate students pay an average of $9,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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