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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 2,370 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science 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 Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our analysis found Anne Arundel Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 68% are male.

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

About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at College of Southern Maryland helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Maryland. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baltimore City Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 36 students majoring in IT at Baltimore City Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frederick Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Frederick.

About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Prince George’s Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

About 36% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 64% are male.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

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Harford Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Hagerstown Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. HCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Hagerstown.

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#10

Garrett College

McHenry, MD

With a ranking of #10, Garrett College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Garrett Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of McHenry.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

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 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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