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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 17% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 1,639
Pennsylvania 1,957
New York 6,508
New Jersey 853
District of Columbia 494
Delaware 74

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

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 6 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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