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

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$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

The Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Southwest Region .

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Of the 18 students majoring in CIS at UT Dallas, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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

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American InterContinental University - Online 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 #6 on the list. 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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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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 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).

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