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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 14,336 computer software and applications students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Software & Applications Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

About 51% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 49% are male.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at East Carolina University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

About 65% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 35% are male.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Towson University

#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their online graduate certificate. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Women make up 27% of the computer software majors at the school.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 20% of the computer software majors at the school.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at George Mason University

#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer software and applications students working on their online graduate certificate. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Women make up 50% of the computer software majors at the school.

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Naval Postgraduate School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer software and applications programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 86% of the computer software majors at the school.

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Metropolitan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the computer software majors at the school.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Metropolitan State University Report

University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer software and applications programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the computer software majors at the school.

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#9

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer software and applications programs. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 50% of the computer software majors at the school.

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

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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