by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 60,631 computer science students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,450 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major” ranking looked at 117 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer science.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computer science students.
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Computer Science Report
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts 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 71 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer Science at Princeton University
With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer Science at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management
University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking, coming in at #10. Stony Brook University is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 26 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dartmouth College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 8 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking, coming in at #12. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 doctorate’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brown University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 9 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
With a ranking of #14, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 47 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley
With a ranking of #15, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 61 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Computer Science Report
University of Tulsa landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 12 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #18, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 23 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Chicago landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major list. New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Computer Science Report
Michigan Technological University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 97 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Rochester landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Binghamton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies