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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$31,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 #38 in the country. In fact 6,934 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $15,407 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

Full Information Science at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NJIT are $34,760 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 627
Pennsylvania 409
Maryland 833
New Jersey 275
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 31

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 7 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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