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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.

The Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in computer software at RIT, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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

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Out of the 59 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 52% are male.

The average amount in student loans that computer software majors at U-M take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $20,366.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer software and applications schools in the United States. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 37% of the computer software majors at the school.

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#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer software and applications students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer software and applications students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the 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.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer software and applications students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Women make up 35% of the computer software majors at the school.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer software and applications students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 16 students majoring in computer software at GWU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer software and applications programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% 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 29 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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