2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the United States 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 Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the most popular school in the United States for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in compsci at Seattle U, 67% are male and 33% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 83% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the 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.
Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.
Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.
University of Memphis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.
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North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. NC State is a very 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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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.
About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.
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Computer Science Related Majors
Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.
CompSci Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 59,565 |
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 37 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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