2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Washington

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Washington for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 7,282 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,043 and $22,502 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,201 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Washington for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer and information sciences.

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Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Washington for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Washington

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

#1 overall quality in Washington

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Washington for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 57 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at UW Seattle

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

#3 overall quality in Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Washington for a Doctorate list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 9 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full Washington State University Computer & Information Sciences Report

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Notes and References

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

Footnotes

• *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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