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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$26,933 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 833 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $9,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bowie State University are $10,256 a year.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Johns Hopkins also made our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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