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

37 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita Technical Institute the most popular school in the Plains States Region for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. WTI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Women make up 12% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in IT at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, IT majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $10,602 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#3

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Superior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Plains States Region . LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

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Manhattan Area Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, MATC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 43% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#10

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

With a ranking of #10, Johnson County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

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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 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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