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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 186 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 27% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in Rhode Island. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in computer and information sciences at JWU Providence, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

Women make up 14% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Roger Williams University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in computer and information sciences at RWU, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Roger Williams University Report

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,510
Connecticut 252
New Hampshire 861
Maine 20
Vermont 121

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 6 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.

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