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2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 24
Nebraska 96
South Dakota 29

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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