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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

7 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 53% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 147
Minnesota 843
Missouri 266
Iowa 182
South Dakota 190
North Dakota 37
Nebraska 398

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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 7 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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