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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

30 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 6,934 people earned a degree or certificate in information science, making the major the #38 most popular in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 79% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Texas

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for information science students working on their online graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Women make up 38% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 30 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 50% of the IS majors at the school.

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#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great place for information science students working on their online graduate certificate. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

About 7% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 93% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at Norwich University

#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the United States. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

About 29% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 71% are male.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State University

#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at UMaine, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maine

Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in IS at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

Read full report on Information Science at Merrimack College

#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Read full report on Information Science at Florida State University

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their online graduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Information Science at Drexel University

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Plains States
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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 30 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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