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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 10,754 people earned a degree or certificate in information technology, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 137 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School Report

Out of the 137 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in IT at UMGC, 65% are male and 35% are female.

Full Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sans Technology Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the United States. Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethesda.

About 5% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 95% are male.

Full Information Technology at Sans Technology Institute Report

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 32% of the IT majors at the school.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in IT at Towson, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Full Information Technology at Towson University Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Women make up 40% of the IT majors at the school.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, IT majors at Syracuse accumulate an average of around $20,900 in student debt.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.

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American Public University System ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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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#11

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 46% of the IT majors at the school.

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#12

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in IT at WUSTL, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#14

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#15

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Information Technology at University of Memphis Report

#15

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#17

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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

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#17

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
22 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
22 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
24 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
24 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
24 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
24 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL
24 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
24 Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD

Information Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 29 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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