by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 13,887 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,581 and $26,399 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,090 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 58 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in computer and information sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Polytechnic University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. Florida Polytechnic University is a public institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beacon College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida. Beacon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Full Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. Miramar, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Florida Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. International College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Institute of Technology - Online Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Florida-Online ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. University of Florida-Online is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Saint Leo University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. Saint Leo University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Memorial University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Memorial University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Florida International University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 661 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Florida International University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 687 bachelors’s computer and information sciences 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Orlando is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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Strayer University - Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Florida Computer & Information Sciences Report
The University of Tampa landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Florida State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 398 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 131 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of North Florida came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 143 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Florida A&M University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Bethune - Cookman University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 357 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at USF Tampa
Webber International University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 4 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Webber International University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Rollins College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Rollins College is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #24. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #25. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 91 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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