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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

19 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas at Little Rock the most popular school in the Southeast Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

About 44% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at East Carolina University Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Information Science at George Mason University

Strayer University - Tennessee ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Tennessee

Strayer University - Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Alabama Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
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

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 19 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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