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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 1,445 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #36 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

About 57% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Information Technology at Gannon University Report

#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Joseph’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Saint Joseph’s University

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Drexel University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at California University of Pennsylvania

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Information Technology at Temple University Report

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

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#7

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, La Salle University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Information Technology at La Salle University Report

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

Read full report on Information Technology at Mercyhurst University

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
New York 1,927
Maryland 2,370
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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