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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$15,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 99 degrees and certificates were awarded to information science students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best value school in Virginia for information science students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 235
Georgia 56
North Carolina 97
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 18
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 32
West Virginia 12

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 values are for the top school 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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