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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic 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 Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found MyComputerCareer - Westerville to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . MyComputerCareer - Westerville is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Westerville.

Women make up 9% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in IT at Harper College, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 12% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the IT majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Nicolet Area Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Nicolet Area Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rhinelander.

About 10% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 90% are male.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the IT majors at the school.

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#10

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Illinois 510
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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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 12 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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