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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online computer and information sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Of the 4 students majoring in computer and information sciences at OSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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University of Advancing Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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Strayer University - Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 5,487
Texas 12,825
New Mexico 493
Oklahoma 1,224

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Almonroth.

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