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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Dakota State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Women make up 20% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Northwestern - St Paul

Explore the most popular online information science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 90
Minnesota 141
Kansas 75
Iowa 19
Nebraska 187
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 58

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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