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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 2023 rankings named Sans Technology Institute the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Bethesda, Sans Technology Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Of the 11 students majoring in IT at Erie Community College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#3

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marist College is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Peirce College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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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

Majors Similar to IT

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 6 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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