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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked 6th in Maryland. In fact, 2,370 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maryland 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in Maryland for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in IT at UMGC, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sans Technology Institute is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.

About 5% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in IT at Towson, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Full Information Technology at Towson University Report

#4

Hood College

Frederick, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hood College is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 46% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capitol Technology University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Information Technology at Capitol Technology University Report

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Johns Hopkins University

#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Morgan State University

#7

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Read full report on Information Technology at Loyola University Maryland

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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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