2024 Best Computational Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
549Computational Science Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, computational science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #224 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computational Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 549 degrees in computational science to qualified students.
Your choice of computational science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Computational Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The computational science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computational Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Computational Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computational science degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Computational Science
It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in computational science. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 computational science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in computational science. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 computational science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in computational science needs to take a look at Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 62 computational science students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in computational science has to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 computational science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in computational science. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 17 computational science students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 10 computational science students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 11 computational science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
CCNY is a large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 40th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 13 computational science students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of computational science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Computational Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
