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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

30 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Information Science is the #57 most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in IS at UNT, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Information Science at University of North Texas Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in IS at UMGC, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in IS at Johns Hopkins, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Norwich University Report

#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Out of the 30 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Information Science at University of Maine Report

Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

About 20% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Science at Florida State University Report

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IS

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 30 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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