2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

10 Total Awards

$11,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. This large public school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.

Iowa State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

7 Total Awards

$12,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. This large public school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Iowa Report

#3

Simpson College

Indianola, Iowa

1 Total Awards

$6,606 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Simpson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Iowa. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Simpson College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Simpson College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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