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

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

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

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

About 42% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 58% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

Women make up 71% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 67% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Texas Woman’s 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 #8 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 25% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 75% are male.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,583
Texas 3,780
Oklahoma 166
New Mexico 100

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 21 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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