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2024 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

68 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
10,216 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 68 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general computer & information sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10,216 degrees in general computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School

Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of general computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general computer & information sciences 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.

General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Computer and Information Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Computer and Information Sciences
Master's Degrees in Computer and Information Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Computer and Information Sciences

The computer and information sciences 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 General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 computer and information sciences degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Computer and Information Sciences

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
451 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general computer & information sciences needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 451 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
451 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general computer & information sciences needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 451 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In NY
23.8% Growth in Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general computer & information sciences. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
942 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 942 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
489 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 489 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
59 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Swarthmore. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.

There were about 59 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
159 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 159 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
753 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 753 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
295 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 295 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
404 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NJIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 404 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for General Computer & Information Sciences students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Villanova University Villanova, PA
11 University of Delaware Newark, DE
12 Fordham University Bronx, NY
13 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
14 George Washington University Washington, DC
15 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
16 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
17 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY

Best General Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general computer & information sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 3,916
Pennsylvania 978 2,215
Maryland 618 1,657
New Jersey 614 2,119
District of Columbia 441 37
Delaware 345 154

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One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, General Computer & Information Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computer and Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Information Technology 3,731
Informatics 725
Other Computer & Information Sciences 355
Artificial Intelligence 294
Human-Centered Technology Design 1

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