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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools

32 Colleges
$65,436 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 20,748 people earned a degree or certificate in computer information systems, making the major the #13 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the CIS majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in CIS at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 32 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

About 13% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 87% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 83% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the CIS majors at the school.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in CIS at Pitt, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in CIS at Harvard, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Of the 14 students majoring in CIS at Texas A&M Kingsville, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#10

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 36% of the CIS majors at the school.

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One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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