2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools
Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You
With 60,971 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 473 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Top Schools in Computer & Information Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for computer and information sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at DigiPen Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 473 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Duke University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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With a ranking of #11, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Cornell University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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With a ranking of #16, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Dartmouth College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.
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With a ranking of #22, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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Virginia Tech landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #24, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 473 different United States computer and information sciences schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Washington - Bothell Campus | Bothell, WA |
| 52 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 53 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
| 54 | Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | Boston, MA |
| 55 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 56 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 57 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 58 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 59 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 60 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 61 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 62 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 63 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 64 | Brigham Young University - Provo | Provo, UT |
| 65 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 66 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 67 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 68 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 69 | University of Phoenix - Arizona | Tempe, AZ |
| 70 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools award.
Computer & Information Sciences by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer & Information Sciences
Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Computer Science | 15,813 |
| Information Technology | 10,754 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 720 |
| Computer Programming | 490 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 443 |
| Data Processing | 205 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Computer & Information Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 61,791 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
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).
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