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

12 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in IT at American Military University, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in IT at Auburn, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Information Technology at Auburn University Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

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

Of the 18 students majoring in IT at UofM, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

About 47% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in IT at University of Virginia, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Hodges University

Naples, FL

With a ranking of #9, Hodges University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. International College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Naples.

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Anderson University South Carolina ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 274
Florida 167
Georgia 150
North Carolina 124
Tennessee 20
Kentucky 2,125
Louisiana 17
Alabama 108
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 209

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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 12 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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