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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 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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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Out of the 21 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 school 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 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly 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 very large public school located in the large 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 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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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the 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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#7

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 city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

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 fairly 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 fairly large public school located in the distant 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

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

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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