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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was the most popular one in West Virginia. In total, 758 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in West Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#2

Martinsburg College

Martinsburg, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Martinsburg College is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Martinsburg, Martinsburg College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
North Carolina 181
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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

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 2 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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