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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in the Southeast Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

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

About 67% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 47% of the IT majors at the school.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Florida Institute of Technology 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. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Of the 10 students majoring in IT at Florida Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate information technology programs. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Kennesaw 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 #9 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at KSU Georgia, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 944
Virginia 1,707
North Carolina 181
Florida 1,470
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 2,193
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Mississippi 49
West Virginia 758

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 36 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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