by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 95 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,252 doctor's degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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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:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality 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.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer science students working on their doctor's degree.
The computer 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 Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer science. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Stanford University is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in computer science. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer science. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in computer science. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Harvard University
University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer science. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of California - Berkeley
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Cornell University
Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Brown University
Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Duke University
Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of Chicago
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of Southern California
Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Dartmouth College
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Columbia University in the City of New York
Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Vanderbilt University
Here are some additional great schools for Computer Science students that almost earned our Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 16 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 17 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 18 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 19 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| 20 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 21 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 22 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 23 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
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