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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

In 2020-2021, 241 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 68% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Harvard University

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at Brandeis University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 53
New Hampshire 14
Maine 6
Vermont 38

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One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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