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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 75% of the IS majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in IS at Wright State University - Main Campus, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 2 students majoring in IS at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information science programs. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 281
Illinois 511
Ohio 46
Indiana 113
Wisconsin 45

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 12 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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