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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

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

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 1,635 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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The Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

About 22% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 78% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

Of the 15 students majoring in computer and information sciences at VCU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 14 students majoring in computer and information sciences at GMU, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer and information sciences at University of Virginia, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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University of Management and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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Virginia International 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, Virginia International University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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