2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 2,370 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maryland 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.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Maryland Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in Maryland for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
Of the 149 students majoring in IT at UMGC, 65% are male and 35% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sans Technology Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Bethesda, Sans Technology Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 5% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 95% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Of the 49 students majoring in IT at Towson, 53% are male and 47% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Women make up 46% of the IT majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capitol Technology University is a great place 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.
About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Mount St Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,445 |
New York | 1,927 |
New Jersey | 180 |
District of Columbia | 434 |
Delaware | 399 |
Information Technology Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
IT Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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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