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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 15,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 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 Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Read full report on Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Read full report on Computer Science at Missouri State University - Springfield

#3

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Computer Science at Simpson College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 690
Minnesota 146
Iowa 323
Kansas 46
Nebraska 17
North Dakota 28

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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