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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the most popular online school in the United States for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

About 18% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 16% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 60% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for computer science students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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Georgia Southwestern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

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#7

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

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