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 has developed its “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Ohio, there were 1,022 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,070 and $27,690 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,351 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #2 spot on the list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Case Western Reserve University
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Ohio for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management
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