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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Our analysis found Gwinnett Technical College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from GTC carry an average student debt load of $20,732.

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#2

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 101 students majoring in IT at BC, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Hinds Community College Report

#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

Of the 56 students majoring in IT at Augusta University, 73% are male and 27% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Augusta University carry an average student debt load of $28,331.

Full Information Technology at Augusta University Report

#5

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Out of the 95 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Shelbyville, TCAT - Shelbyville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Morristown, TCAT - Morristown is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 3% of the IT majors at the school.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public school with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 96% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Atlanta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

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#11

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

With a ranking of #11, Columbus Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

Women make up 39% of the IT majors at the school.

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#12

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade 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 #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 59% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at MDC accumulate an average of around $15,614 in student debt.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

Women make up 43% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Georgia Northwestern Technical College

With a ranking of #13, Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Oconee Fall Line Technical College Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Lake Technical College Eustis, FL
16 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
16 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
16 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
19 Saint Johns River State College Palatka, FL
19 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

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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