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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

34 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.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sans Technology Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bethesda, Sans Technology Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 5% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

Of the 55 students majoring in IT at WCUPA, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

About 47% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Information Technology at Towson University Report

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in IT at Syracuse, 60% are male and 40% are female.

On average, IT graduates from Syracuse take out $20,900 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Information Technology at Syracuse University Report

#6

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

Of the 28 students majoring in IT at Hood, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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George Washington 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 #7 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 39% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at George Washington University Report

#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 17 students majoring in IT at University at Buffalo, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 10% of the IT majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Capitol Technology University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Capitol Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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 34 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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