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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,400 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maryland 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.

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

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 Maryland. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 65% are male.

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 #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Maryland. Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.

Women make up 5% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Sans Technology Institute Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Hood College

Frederick, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in IT at Hood, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capitol Technology University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Capitol Technology University

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Full Information Technology at Loyola University Maryland Report

#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

With a ranking of #7, Mount St Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Mount St Mary’s University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 948
Pennsylvania 418
New Jersey 45
District of Columbia 312
Delaware 234

Information Technology is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

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 9 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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