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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Dakota State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Women make up 20% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 25% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the IS majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Northwestern - St Paul helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the Plains States Region . Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 24
Nebraska 96
South Dakota 29

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 5 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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