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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,755 people earned their degree in other computer and information sciences, making the major the 262nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,020 and had an average of $19,656 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 256 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,795 and $17,633 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other computer and information sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other computer and information sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other computer science students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capitol Technology University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capitol Tech is a small school located in Laurel, Maryland that handed out 0 doctorate’s other computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Other Computer & Information Sciences at Capitol Technology University
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other computer science students in 2020-2021.
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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Other Computer & Information Sciences at Carnegie Mellon
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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