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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science

15 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computational Science is the 224th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,024 and had an average of $22,500 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computational science.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computational science students.

Top 15 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science

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Chapman University
Orange, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Chapman is located in Orange, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computational science students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Marquette University Computational Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computational science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computational science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Computational Science Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Computational Science at Florida State

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s computational science degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s computational science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #9. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 doctorate’s computational science degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 doctorate’s computational science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Computational Science Report

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

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 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computational Science at Michigan State

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s computational science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computational science degrees to 0 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Computational Science Report

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Computational Science at Washington University in St Louis

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computational science degrees to 53 students 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 3.3% 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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Computational Science Report

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