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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in computer and information sciences at DeVry University - Illinois, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 26% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 4 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

Of the 58 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UDayton, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 45% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Illinois State, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer and information sciences at GVSU, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 27% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 4,714
Michigan 5,071
Ohio 4,257
Illinois 8,392
Wisconsin 3,101

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 27 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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