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2023 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

17 Colleges
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer science programs. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer science programs. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,957
New York 6,508
Maryland 1,639
New Jersey 853
District of Columbia 494
Delaware 74

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Negative Space.

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