2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Of the 6 students majoring in IT at University of Arizona, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Arizona
Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 33% are male.
Read full report on Information Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at Sam Houston State University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.
Read full report on Information Technology at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Dallas Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at Dallas Baptist University
Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,208 |
Arizona | 811 |
Oklahoma | 53 |
New Mexico | 36 |
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 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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