2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in IT at American Military University, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in IT at Auburn, 57% are male and 43% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in IT at UofM, 33% are male and 67% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
About 47% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 53% are male.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 15% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 85% are male.
Full Information Technology at East Carolina University Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in IT at University of Virginia, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.
Fayetteville State 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. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.
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University of North Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.
Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.
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University of Louisville 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in IT at UofL, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Full Information Technology at University of Louisville Report
Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Louisiana | 85 |
West Virginia | 758 |
Georgia | 944 |
Tennessee | 37 |
North Carolina | 181 |
Mississippi | 49 |
Virginia | 1,707 |
Arkansas | 55 |
Alabama | 176 |
Florida | 1,470 |
South Carolina | 84 |
Kentucky | 2,193 |
Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.
IT Focus Areas
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 36 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.
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