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

5 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.

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 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized 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.

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

Full Information Science at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Texas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Read full report on Information Science at Dallas Baptist University

Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,787
Arizona 24
Oklahoma 31
New Mexico 2

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 5 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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