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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

About 35% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 65% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sans Technology Institute is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bethesda, Sans Technology Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 5% of the IT majors at the school.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

About 47% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at NYIT, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capitol Technology University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Capitol Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Laurel.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 10% of the IT majors at the school.

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#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate information technology programs. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

Women make up 57% of the IT majors at the school.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Saint Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology schools 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 14 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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