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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UChicago, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at DeVry University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very 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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Out of the 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 26% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 45% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Ferris, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Lewis, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 3,649
Indiana 886
Ohio 1,089
Wisconsin 409
Michigan 1,053

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 27 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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