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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 10,754 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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

Full Information Technology at Washington University in St Louis Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place 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.

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

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

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Southwest Minnesota State 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 #10 on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
Minnesota 295
Iowa 54
Kansas 38
Nebraska 109
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 38

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 14 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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