2024 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
17
Colleges in the Southeast Region
134
Doctor's Degrees
Ranked #22 in popularity,
computer science is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 134 doctor's degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Computer Science School for Your Doctor's Degree
Your choice of computer science for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality computer science program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer science students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of computer science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer science related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer science students working on their doctor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Computer Science Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.