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2024 Best Computer Science Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges in Arizona
1,488 CompSci Degrees Awarded
$61,710 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,488 degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Science School

Best Computer Science Schools in Arizona The compsci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Computer Science Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in CompSci
Bachelor's Degrees in CompSci
Master's Degrees in CompSci
Doctor's Degrees in CompSci

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Computer Science in Arizona

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arizona Schools in CompSci

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
231 CompSci Degrees Awarded
13.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 231 computer science students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Computer Science degree recipients from University of Arizona get an earnings boost of approximately $10,917 over the typical income of computer science graduates.

More information about a degree in computer science from University of Arizona

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
986 CompSci Degrees Awarded
13.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in computer science has to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 986 computer science students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer science students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $15,064 more than the typical compsci grad.

More information about a degree in computer science from Arizona State University - Tempe

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
88 CompSci Degrees Awarded
19.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 88 computer science students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Those computer science students who get their degree from Northern Arizona University make $7,534 more than the average compsci graduate.

More information about a degree in computer science from Northern Arizona University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
105 CompSci Degrees Awarded
84.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 105 computer science students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer science students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong make $19,141 more than the average compsci student.

More information about a degree in computer science from Arizona State University - Skysong

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ

Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
5.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the city of Tempe.

There were about 17 computer science students who graduated with this degree at University of Advancing Technology in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in computer science from University of Advancing Technology

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 CompSci Degrees Awarded
59.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 47 computer science students who graduated from this degree at AIU Online in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in computer science from American InterContinental University - Online


 

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 1,891
Oklahoma 257 310
New Mexico 219 60

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Computer Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 1,488

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 2,609
Information Technology 1,775
Computer Programming 458
Computer Software & Applications 299
Computer Systems Networking 295
Computer Systems Analysis 166
Other Computer & Information Sciences 28
Information Science 27
Data Entry 5
Data Processing 2

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