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Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

19 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Arkansas at Little Rock to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

Women make up 44% of the IS majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in IS at ECU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Strayer University - Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. Strayer University - Florida is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tampa.

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Strayer University - Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 413
Virginia 532
North Carolina 224
Florida 404
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 106
South Carolina 117
Louisiana 126
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 60

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 19 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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