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2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 2,370 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

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Our analysis found Anne Arundel Community College to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Baltimore City Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Maryland. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Frederick Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Maryland. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Frederick.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hagerstown Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. HCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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