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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 20 students majoring in IT at WUSTL, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Information Technology at Washington University in St Louis Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 53% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA 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.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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Metropolitan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 147
Minnesota 843
Missouri 266
Iowa 182
South Dakota 190
North Dakota 37
Nebraska 398

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 14 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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