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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 10,754 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 53% of the IT majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
Minnesota 295
Iowa 54
Kansas 38
Nebraska 109
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 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 7 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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