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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 analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small 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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With a ranking of #6, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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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