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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

15 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 a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas 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 small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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 15 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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