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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

8 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 Virginia. With 1,707 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

The Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#2

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

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

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

Full Information Technology at Shenandoah University Report

#5

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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 8 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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