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

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Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 30,779 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

Check out the CIS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

About 39% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

About 45% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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

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#8

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 135
West Virginia 403
Georgia 4,742
Tennessee 754
North Carolina 1,634
Mississippi 333
Virginia 3,727
Arkansas 570
Alabama 1,330
Florida 5,133
South Carolina 769
Kentucky 1,480

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 28 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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