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

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Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer software and applications was ranked #82 in the country. In fact 14,336 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 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 Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the computer software majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the computer software majors at the school.

Computer Software majors at U-M take out an average of $20,366 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer software at Lewis, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Davenport University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

Of the 8 students majoring in computer software at Davenport University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer software and applications schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Women make up 25% of the computer software majors at the school.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer software and applications students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer software and applications students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322
Ohio 223
Illinois 327
Indiana 309
Wisconsin 154

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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