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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

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

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 3,852 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Minnesota 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 St Thomas Minnesota the most popular school in Minnesota for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 101 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UST MN, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Minnesota. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 53% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Women make up 67% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #9, Saint Cloud 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 city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 11 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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