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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$65,436 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 88,434 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online graduate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 83% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Of the 14 students majoring in CIS at Texas A&M Kingsville, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the Southwest Region . AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Of the 3 students majoring in CIS at AIU Online, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Explore the most popular online computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,529
Arizona 2,554
Oklahoma 771
New Mexico 346

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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

Majors Similar to CIS

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 4 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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