2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in the United States for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Women make up 79% of the IS majors at the school.
Full Information Science at University of North Texas Report
Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.
Women make up 49% of the IS majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
Women make up 38% of the IS majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 25% are male.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the United States. 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.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the United States. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
About 7% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 93% are male.
With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 44% of the IS majors at the school.
Full Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report
Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 57% are male.
University of Maine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. UMaine is a 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.
Dakota State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.
About 29% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 71% are male.
With a ranking of #8, Hood College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Women make up 57% of the IS majors at the school.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.
Of the 7 students majoring in IS at VCU, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Read full report on Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 13 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ |
| 13 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
| 13 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
Information Science by Region
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Information Science Related Majors
One of 9 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to IS
| 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 26 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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