2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 145 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, the large private for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, American Military University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Southeast Region . Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, the large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Memphis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large public school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 58 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 22% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
George Mason University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 22% were women.
Around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from NC State accumulate an average of $18,885 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,139 in student loans. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. This large public school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,686 in student loans.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Management and Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Old Dominion University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
James Madison University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Austin Peay State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, the medium-sized public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Florida ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Strayer University - Florida is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Hodges University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out International College. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #19, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Strayer University - Virginia. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Lynn University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Florida Institute of Technology - Online. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #19, Strayer University - Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Mississippi are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Winston - Salem State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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