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2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York

8 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$37,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 5,740 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree computer science students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Computer Science Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Read full report on Computer Science at Binghamton University

#3

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at UAlbany

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

Read full report on Computer Science at Pace University - New York

#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Computer Science Report

#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Rochester

#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 15 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree computer science students list, RPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

Read full report on Computer Science at RPI

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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