2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You
With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Grantham University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in IT at Grantham University, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.
Of the 9 students majoring in IT at Dakota State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.
About 31% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 69% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. JCCC is a large public school located in the city of Overland Park.
Of the 5 students majoring in IT at JCCC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Riverland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Austin.
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Neosho County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Cowley County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Cowley College is a small public school located in the town of Arkansas City.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Most Popular Online Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online information technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 147 |
Minnesota | 843 |
Missouri | 266 |
Iowa | 182 |
South Dakota | 190 |
North Dakota | 37 |
Nebraska | 398 |
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Information Technology Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
IT Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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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