2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
Information Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 10,754 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 35% of the IT majors at the school.
Full Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report
Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sans Technology Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sans Technology Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethesda.
Of the 140 students majoring in IT at Sans Technology Institute, 95% are male and 5% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.
About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the IT majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.
The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Syracuse take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $20,900.
Hood College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 54% are male.
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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in IT at GWU, 61% are male and 39% are female.
Full Information Technology at George Washington University Report
With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 47% are male.
Capitol Technology University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in IT at Capitol Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Rochester Institute of Technology 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 #9 on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Of the 10 students majoring in IT at RIT, 90% are male and 10% are female.
Full Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology Report
Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 948 |
Pennsylvania | 418 |
Maryland | 1,400 |
New Jersey | 45 |
District of Columbia | 312 |
Delaware | 234 |
Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 34 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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