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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,584 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 205 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capitol Technology University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major. This small school is located in Laurel, Maryland, and it awarded 41 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Capitol Technology University
Out of the 205 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Dakota State
Out of the 205 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Claremont Graduate University Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 64 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
With a ranking of #7, Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Computer & Information Sciences Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 76 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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 97%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Georgia Tech
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #10. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 more about Computer & Information Sciences at Stanford University
Northcentral University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 16 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Northcentral University
New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology
University of California - San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #13. University of California - San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 & Information Sciences at University of California - San Francisco
Rice University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 97%.
With a ranking of #15, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 93 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Princeton University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 & Information Sciences at Nova Southeastern University
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #18. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 16 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 The Graduate Center Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Robert Morris University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 7 students 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%.
Full Robert Morris University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 67 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Idaho
Stony Brook University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 37 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 90%.
Full SUNY Stony Brook Computer & Information Sciences Report
Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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