2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor'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 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 117 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 89% are male.
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Out of the 117 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in compsci at UIUC, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Full Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.
Full Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 49 students majoring in compsci at MIT, 80% are male and 20% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 14% of the compsci majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the United States. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Of the 36 students majoring in compsci at Stanford, 81% are male and 19% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Of the 30 students majoring in compsci at Carnegie Mellon, 90% are male and 10% are female.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
About 31% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 69% are male.
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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at UCR, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
About 32% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 68% are male.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 7% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 93% are male.
Full Computer Science at University of California - Los Angeles Report
University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 27 students majoring in compsci at USC, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 31% of the compsci majors at the school.
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Cornell University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.
University of California - San Diego ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
About 13% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 87% are male.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
About 14% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 86% are male.
Read full report on Computer Science at Texas A&M University - College Station
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Full Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 18 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 18 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 21 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 21 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 23 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 23 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
Computer Science by Region
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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 27 schools only.
- 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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