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2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer software and applications students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Our analysis found Lewis University to be the most popular school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Lewis University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Illinois State University

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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.

Full Computer Software & Applications at DePaul University Report

#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Governors State University

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Explore all the Most Popular Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322
Ohio 223
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 4 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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