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Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 59,565 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Northwest the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chicago State University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 623
Ohio 1,016
Illinois 3,680
Indiana 1,471
Wisconsin 248

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

Majors Similar to CompSci

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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