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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 637 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Michigan 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.

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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

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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 fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

About 43% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 57% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University

#3

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Information Technology at Western Michigan University

#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

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Eastern Michigan University 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 #6 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Read full report on Information Technology at Eastern Michigan University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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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