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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

66 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Information Technology 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 66 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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George Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
12 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
13 Brandeis University Waltham, MA

Information Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

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 25 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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