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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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Martin’s University the most popular school in the United States for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 93% are male.

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#2

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 70% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 16% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#4

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Monica College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in compsci at SMC, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#5

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Lord Fairfax Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools list. Lord Fairfax Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

Of the 17 students majoring in compsci at Lord Fairfax Community College, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#7

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in compsci at Gateway Community College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#8

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

With a ranking of #8, Canada College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Canada College is a small public school located in the suburb of Redwood City.

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Georgia State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 14% of the compsci majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in compsci at LATI, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 30 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.

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