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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 295 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Full Information Technology at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

Full Information Technology at Southwest Minnesota State University Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
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 7 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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