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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$65,436 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online CIS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in CIS at Park University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Computer Information Systems at Park University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the Plains States Region . SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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

Full Computer Information Systems at Saint Louis University Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in CIS at UMSL, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their online graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Women make up 67% of the CIS majors at the school.

Full Computer Information Systems at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Saint Cloud State University

Explore the most popular online computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,395
Minnesota 681
Kansas 387
Iowa 490
Nebraska 602
North Dakota 96
South Dakota 243

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Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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