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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

53 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online IT undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Career Technical Institute the most popular online school in the United States for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Career Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at Career Technical Institute accumulate an average of around $10,445 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 39% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 61% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 62% are male.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the United States. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.

Of the 18 students majoring in IT at Seminole State, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Information Technology at Seminole State College of Florida Report

#6

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #6, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in IT at LSC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Information Technology at Lake Superior College Report

Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

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

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#8

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 16 students majoring in IT at OCCC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the town of Sheridan.

About 14% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Northcentral Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate information technology programs. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at North Central Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,608.

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Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

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 29 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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