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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 1,445 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Gannon University the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Gannon, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 4 students majoring in IT at Drexel, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at La Salle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Pennsylvania. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Information Technology at La Salle University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
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

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 4 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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