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

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Plains States 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 St Thomas Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 71 students majoring in CIS at UST MN, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. 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.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 71% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools 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

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 19 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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