Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

36 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 60,971 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 145 students majoring in computer and information sciences at KSU Georgia, 66% are male and 34% are female.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Kennesaw State University

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

Read More…

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at American Public University System Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 47 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UNC Greensboro, 66% are male and 34% are female.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

About 45% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

Read More…

#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UofM, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read More…

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Auburn University Report

#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Virginia Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Read More…

Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 75
Florida 1,828
North Carolina 1,441
Virginia 1,635
Tennessee 387
Georgia 3,307
South Carolina 148
Louisiana 171
West Virginia 250
Kentucky 2,704
Arkansas 233
Alabama 346

More Computer & Information Sciences Rankings in the Southeast Region

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

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

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 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.