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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 65% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sans Technology Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Sans Technology Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.

Women make up 5% of the IT majors at the school.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Women make up 10% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capitol Technology University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Old Westbury.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at NYIT, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the IT majors at the school.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#10

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.

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Explore the most popular online information technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
Maryland 2,370
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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

Majors Similar to IT

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 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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