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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 843 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in Minnesota for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in IT at Capella University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the 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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southwest Minnesota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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