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2023 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

83 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 83 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 15% Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

Our analysis found Asher College to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Asher College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

IT majors at Asher College take out an average of $18,904 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Madison College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,251.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Technical Academy is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from CTA carry an average student debtload of $14,585.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Out of the 83 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at AACC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,646.

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With a ranking of #7, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #8, Career Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Career Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

IT majors at Career Technical Institute take out an average of $10,445 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#10

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

With a ranking of #10, Bellevue College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. BC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #12, MTI College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. MTI College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from MTI College carry an average student debtload of $11,252.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
14 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
15 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
16 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI

Information Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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