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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 60,631 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $67,713 and had an average of $22,661 in loans still to pay off.
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.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major” ranking, we looked at 117 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major.
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 more about Computer Science at Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 71 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 45 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 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 117 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Princeton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
With a ranking of #8, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major list. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management Computer Science Report
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #9. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 10 doctorate’s compsci 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 CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #10. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major list. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Riverside ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of California - Riverside Computer Science Report
Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #13. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 9 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #14. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 47 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 University of California - Berkeley
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 61 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Tulsa landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees 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 landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cornell University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 23 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #19, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #21, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major list. New Mexico Tech is a public institution located in Socorro, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. 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%.
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 CompSci Major ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci 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.
Read more about Computer Science at Michigan Technological University
University of Rochester came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 9 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Rochester
Binghamton University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 10 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
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