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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

67 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

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

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debt load of $30,445.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 24% of the IT majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $17,251 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 76% are male.

Full Information Technology at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 86% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $18,106 in student debt.

Full Information Technology at Gateway Technical College Report

Out of the 67 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Moraine Valley Community College

Out of the 67 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.

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#7

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

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

Full Information Technology at Oakland Community College Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 15 students majoring in IT at UC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at North Central Technical College accumulate an average of around $11,608 in student debt.

Read full report on Information Technology at Northcentral Technical College

Waukesha County Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

Of the 13 students majoring in IT at WCTC, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Full Information Technology at Waukesha County Technical College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
11 Michigan Career and Technical Institute Plainwell, MI
11 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Illinois 510
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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 25 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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