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

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$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 940 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Capella University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 50% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Of the 4 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Minnesota State Mankato, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UMN Twin Cities, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in computer and information sciences at SMU MN, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

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Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 173
Missouri 1,402
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

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 11 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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