by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 532 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,608 and $25,211 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,244 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. That schools that top this list have a program in computer science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 CompSci Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Florida”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Institute of Technology Computer Science Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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