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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 205 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 205 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 16% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the United States. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 11% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 36% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 19% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Capitol Technology University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 20% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#11

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 37 students majoring in computer and information sciences at SUNY Stony Brook, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#13

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #13, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 19% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#14

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#15

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Virginia Tech, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 32 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UT Austin, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#16

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 32 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Cornell, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Central Florida ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UCF, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 11% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #21, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 25% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Southern California landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in computer and information sciences at USC, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#27

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#28

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#30

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Honorable Mentions

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 & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
33 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
33 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
35 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
35 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
37 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
37 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
39 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
39 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
39 George Mason University Fairfax, VA

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 26 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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