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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

7 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 Minnesota. With 843 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. 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 Metropolitan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

Read full report on Information Technology at Southwest Minnesota State University

Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of St Thomas Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Full Information Technology at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 147
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 7 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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