2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the United States 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 Computer Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the compsci graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the most popular school in the United States for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.
About 18% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 82% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 24 students majoring in compsci at Columbia, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 16% of the compsci majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
About 33% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 67% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in compsci at UMass Dartmouth, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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University of Memphis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.
With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% of the compsci majors at the school.
Read full report on Computer Science at North Carolina State University
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Majors Related to CompSci
One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| 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 37 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 Negative Space.
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