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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

7 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Full Information Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Read full report on Information Technology at Metropolitan State University

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Full Information Technology at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Dakota State University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwest Minnesota State University is a great place for information technology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 843
Kansas 147
Iowa 182
Nebraska 398
North Dakota 37
South Dakota 190

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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 7 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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