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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 1,445 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#2

Gannon University

Erie, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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

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#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in IT at St. Joe's, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 4 students majoring in IT at Drexel, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Information Technology at Temple University Report

#7

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

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

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

Full Information Technology at Mercyhurst University Report

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
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

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 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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