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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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With 60,971 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 114 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online computer and information sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the United States for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 250 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UOPX - Arizona, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 114 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 169 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Harvard, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 114 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 34% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 114 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sans Technology Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Sans Technology Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethesda.

About 5% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 95% are male.

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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in computer and information sciences at ECU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#8

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Towson, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

Women make up 44% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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American Public University System came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in computer and information sciences at American Military University, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

About 35% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 65% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 34% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#15

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 13% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#16

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 76% are male.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Women make up 29% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#17

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #17, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Of the 29 students majoring in computer and information sciences at FAU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Computer & Information Sciences students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Auburn University Auburn, AL
19 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
21 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
22 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Almonroth.

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