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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools

32 Colleges
$65,436 Avg Salary

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 88,434 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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 Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in CIS at KSU Georgia, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 32 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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Out of the 32 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Of the 24 students majoring in CIS at UOPX - Arizona, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in CIS at FAU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

About 71% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#10

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #10, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in CIS at Park University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 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).

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