2025 Best Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island
3Colleges in Rhode Island
446Computer Science Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in computer science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 446 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
The computer science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer science degree levels they offer.
Brown University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in computer science. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 361 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 5 computer science students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year.
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Rhode Island College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Providence. This college ranks 6th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 44 computer science students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
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).
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The computer science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
