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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Full Information Technology at Illinois State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

About 50% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University Report

#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

Full Information Technology at Baker College Report

University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

With a ranking of #7, Valparaiso University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

Read full report on Information Technology at Valparaiso University

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Illinois 510
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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 19 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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