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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,805 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

With 281 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #27 most popular major in Michigan.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Check out the IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 511
Ohio 46
Indiana 113
Wisconsin 45

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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