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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

With 1,283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #14 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

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

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in Texas for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at Texas Tech University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

Full Information Science at University of North Texas Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great value for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 14
Oklahoma 0
New Mexico 0

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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