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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 105 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 77% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MyComputerCareer - Westerville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, MyComputerCareer - Westerville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 91% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

About 8% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 92% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 38% of the IT majors at the school.

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#5

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at St Petersburg College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the United States. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

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Chattahoochee Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Sans Technology Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Sans Technology Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.

Of the 116 students majoring in IT at Sans Technology Institute, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Columbus Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 107 students majoring in IT at Columbus Technical College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Central Georgia Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

About 24% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#10

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 235 students majoring in IT at GTC, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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With a ranking of #11, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

About 34% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#12

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, LA

Bossier Parish Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 28% of the IT majors at the school.

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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the IT majors at the school.

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#15

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Information Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ
17 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
18 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
19 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
20 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
21 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX

View the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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