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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

173 Colleges
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 173 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the computer and information sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Computer & Information Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named California Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #10, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#11

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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With a ranking of #12, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#16

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #16, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#17

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#18

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #19, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#20

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #20, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #21 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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#23

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#24

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Computer & Information Sciences students that almost earned our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
27 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
28 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
29 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
30 Georgetown University Washington, DC
30 University of Delaware Newark, DE
32 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
33 Tufts University Medford, MA
34 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO

Computer & Information Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Almonroth.

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