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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Schools Ranked
$21,034 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

250 Total Awards

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 250 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.

Around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
69 Total Awards
$8,256 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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14 Total Awards
$6,157 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Kingsville, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 14 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 63% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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3 Total Awards
$12,904 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Schaumburg, Arizona that handed out 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at AIU Online are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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4 Total Awards
$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
1 Total Awards
$8,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large public school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and 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.

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#7

Strayer University - Texas

Austin, Texas
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - Texas 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 - Texas are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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$18,220 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Advancing Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.

Around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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