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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 682 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for computer and information sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Campbellsville University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

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Out of the 682 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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#12

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #12 on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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#15

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#16

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#17

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #18, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#19

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#24

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#26

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO
#27

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#29

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
#30

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#31

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#32

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
#35

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#36

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#38

New England College

Henniker, NH
#40

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
#41

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#46

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA
#47

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
#48

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA
#49

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 682 different United States computer and information sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA
52 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
53 University of Phoenix - Arizona Tempe, AZ
53 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
55 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
56 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
57 Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA
58 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
59 Fordham University Bronx, NY
60 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
61 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
62 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
63 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
64 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
64 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
66 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
67 University of North Texas Denton, TX
68 University of Denver Denver, CO
69 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
70 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
71 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
72 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
72 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
74 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
75 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
76 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
77 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
78 DeVry University - Illinois Chicago, IL
79 Towson University Towson, MD
80 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA
81 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
82 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
83 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
84 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
85 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
86 Sans Technology Institute Bethesda, MD
87 Iowa State University Ames, IA
88 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
89 Baruch College New York, NY
90 University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL
91 Georgetown University Washington, DC
92 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
93 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
93 Regis University Denver, CO
95 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
96 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
96 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
98 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
99 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
100 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
101 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
102 Florida International University Miami, FL

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Computer & Information Sciences students that almost earned our Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
103 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
103 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
105 Rice University Houston, TX
105 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
107 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
108 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
109 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
110 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
111 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
112 Dakota State University Madison, SD
113 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
114 University at Albany Albany, NY
114 Seattle University Seattle, WA
116 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
117 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
118 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
119 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
120 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
121 National University La Jolla, CA
122 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
122 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
124 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
125 University of Houston Houston, TX
125 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
127 University of Georgia Athens, GA
128 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
128 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, TX
128 Portland State University Portland, OR
131 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
132 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
133 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
133 Brown University Providence, RI
135 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
136 Clemson University Clemson, SC

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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