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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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. 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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Computer Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 24 students majoring in compsci at Columbia, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 16% of the compsci majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

About 33% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,020
Pennsylvania 532
Maryland 279
New Jersey 414
District of Columbia 255
Delaware 2

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 6 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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