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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #63 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Full Information Science at Duke University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - North Carolina is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - North Carolina Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
Florida 235
Georgia 56
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 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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