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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

66 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 10,754 people earned a degree or certificate in information technology, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
12 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
13 Brandeis University Waltham, MA

Information Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Information Technology is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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