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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

17 Colleges
$30,754 Avg Salary
$14,632 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.

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 Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Women make up 14% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in computer and information sciences at LSC, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Iowa Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

Of the 13 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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#4

East Central College

Union, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Central College is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online undergraduate certificate. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

Of the 9 students majoring in computer and information sciences at East Central College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

Women make up 43% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Northwest Kansas Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Goodland, NWKTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Moberly Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. MACC is a small public school located in the distant town of Moberly.

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Riverland Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

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Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,206
Minnesota 3,852
Iowa 1,713
South Dakota 615
Missouri 3,607
Nebraska 1,395
North Dakota 314

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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

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

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 17 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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