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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$54,884 Avg Salary
$24,204 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,441 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Colleges.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #7, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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North Carolina Central University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 75
Florida 1,828
Virginia 1,635
Tennessee 387
Georgia 3,307
South Carolina 148
Louisiana 171
West Virginia 250
Kentucky 2,704
Arkansas 233
Alabama 346

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

Majors Similar 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 15 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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