2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology is the 413th most popular major in the country with 1,818 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 512 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer technology/computer systems technology. That schools that top this list have a program in computer technology/computer systems technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

#24 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s computer systems tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 159 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer systems tech students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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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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