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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

5 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 Massachusetts. With 397 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 32% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 74
Vermont 210
New Hampshire 50
Rhode Island 87
Maine 124

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

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 5 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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