by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 28 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 636 doctor's degrees in computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of computer & information sciences for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer & information sciences students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer & information sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from Carnegie Mellon University
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from Johns Hopkins University
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from Cornell University
NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from New York University
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from University of Maryland - College Park
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from Georgetown University
Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from George Washington University
Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Explore the best computer & information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 30 | 229 |
| Maryland | 29 | 137 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 162 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 74 |
| District of Columbia | 24 | 25 |
| Delaware | 21 | 9 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 268 |
| Computer Science | 268 |
| Information Science | 73 |
| Information Technology | 24 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 3 |
