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

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

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UST MN, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 28 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UMSL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 58% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #8, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

About 36% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 173
Missouri 1,402
Minnesota 940
Iowa 542
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 314
South Dakota 143

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 31 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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