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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Information Technology is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 295 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Minnesota 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.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in Minnesota for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

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 city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Full Information Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwest Minnesota State University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

Read full report on Information Technology at Southwest Minnesota State University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
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 5 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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