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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southeast Region 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 American Public University System to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very 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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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very 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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full Information Technology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at East Carolina University

With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in IT at University of Virginia, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#7

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

With a ranking of #7, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Read full report on Information Technology at Fayetteville State University

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Florida Institute of Technology

With a ranking of #9, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at UofL, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Information Technology at University of Louisville Report

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 274
Florida 167
Georgia 150
North Carolina 124
Tennessee 20
Kentucky 2,125
Louisiana 17
Alabama 108
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 209

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 36 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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