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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$65,436 Avg Salary

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 3,773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 50% of the CIS majors at the school.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#2

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Chatham University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,210
New York 5,696
New Jersey 3,112
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 250

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

CIS Focus Areas

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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