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Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

About 83% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Women make up 22% of the CIS majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Women make up 71% of the CIS majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Of the 4 students majoring in CIS at Texas State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Women make up 33% of the CIS majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,529
Arizona 2,554
Oklahoma 771
New Mexico 346

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 13 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).

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