by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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 Tennessee, there were 2,444 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,582 and $31,242 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 345 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 16 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 colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 34 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Peay State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #3 spot on the list. Strayer University - Tennessee is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 78 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 58 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Milligan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. Milligan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milligan College, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 3.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’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 96%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Tennessee Technological University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified 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%.
Full Tennessee Technological University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Lipscomb University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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.
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Southern Adventist University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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East Tennessee State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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South College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee list. South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking. Trevecca Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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