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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 65 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in the United States for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in IS at UT Dallas, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the United States. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 75% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the 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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#5

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the United States. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Information Science at Norwich University Report

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

Of the 9 students majoring in IS at UA Little Rock, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 43% of the IS majors at the school.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#8

Hood College

Frederick, MD

With a ranking of #8, Hood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Hood, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

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#8

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Information Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
13 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
13 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ

Information Science by Region

View the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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