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

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UT Dallas, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 15 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UTSA, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-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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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 43% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Texas State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

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

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 21 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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