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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Information Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 10,754 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology 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. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the IT majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Sans Technology Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.

Of the 140 students majoring in IT at Sans Technology Institute, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at RIT, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York Institute of Technology is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Old Westbury.

About 70% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 30% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capitol Technology University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at Capitol Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

With a ranking of #7, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Gannon, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in IT at Drexel, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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#10

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Saint Bonaventure.

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Explore the most popular online information technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 948
Pennsylvania 418
Maryland 1,400
New Jersey 45
District of Columbia 312
Delaware 234

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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 14 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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