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Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$85,536 Avg Salary
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 9th in Rhode Island. In fact, 106 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a .

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Computer Science at Brown University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for computer science students. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Full Computer Science at University of Rhode Island Report

Best Computer Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,103
Connecticut 20
New Hampshire 51
Maine 2
Vermont 14

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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