2023 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You
Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 215 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Science Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Computer Science
Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 215 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #13, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Saint Martin’s University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Villanova University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #18, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
University of California - San Diego came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
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Northwestern University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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With a ranking of #23, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
With a ranking of #24, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Rest of the Top Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Computer Science students that almost earned our Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 34 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 35 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 36 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 37 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 38 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 39 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 40 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 41 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 42 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 43 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
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Rankings in Majors Related to CompSci
One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Information Technology | 10,754 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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