2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Tarrant County College District to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the IT majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 12% of the IT majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Moore Norman Technology Center is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. MNTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Norman.
Women make up 26% of the IT majors at the school.
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Central Technology Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.
Of the 30 students majoring in IT at Central Tech, 97% are male and 3% are female.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.
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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the remote town of McAlester, KTC McAlester is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in IT at KTC McAlester, 96% are male and 4% are female.
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Texarkana College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.
About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Peloton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, Peloton College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 11% of the IT majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,208 |
| Arizona | 811 |
| Oklahoma | 53 |
| New Mexico | 36 |
Information Technology Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 28 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.