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Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

6 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate 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.

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 in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland.

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

About 38% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 50% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bowie State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Maryland. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - Maryland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capitol Technology University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Maryland. Capitol Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 6 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.

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