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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the compsci graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at KSU Georgia, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Computer Science at Kennesaw State University Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Southeast Region . UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Of the 5 students majoring in compsci at UofM, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Computer Science at North Carolina State University Report

#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Computer Science at University of New Orleans Report

#7

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. C of C is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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Georgia Southwestern State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Americus, GSW is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 112
Georgia 478
North Carolina 696
Tennessee 140
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 102
Alabama 33
South Carolina 27
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 22
West Virginia 14

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

Majors Similar to CompSci

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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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