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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States 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 Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the most popular online school in the United States for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 18% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for computer science students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in compsci at Drexel, 84% are male and 16% are female.

Full Computer Science at Drexel University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their online graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Full Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for computer science students working on their online graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 5 students majoring in compsci at NC State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer science programs. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer science programs. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

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#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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