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Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$67,433 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Far Western US Region .

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our analysis found California Lutheran University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

About 25% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Read full report on Information Science at Claremont Graduate University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Western Oregon University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 516
Washington 214
Oregon 9
Nevada 0
Hawaii 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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