2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Computer Science Master'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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 274 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the United States for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 31% of the compsci majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 543 students majoring in compsci at UIUC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Out of the 274 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 68% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
About 25% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Out of the 274 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Women make up 23% of the compsci majors at the school.
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University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 52% of the compsci majors at the school.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 27% of the compsci majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Maharishi International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 289 students majoring in compsci at MIU, 88% are male and 12% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 21% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 79% are male.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
About 25% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 75% are male.
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With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Women make up 27% of the compsci majors at the school.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 250 students majoring in compsci at MIT, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Of the 247 students majoring in compsci at UNC Charlotte, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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University of Dayton ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
About 34% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 66% are male.
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Cornell University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.
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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 213 students majoring in compsci at Illinois Tech, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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Binghamton University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 21% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 79% are male.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 187 students majoring in compsci at UChicago, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
About 21% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 79% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 174 students majoring in compsci at Georgia Tech, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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George Washington University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.
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University of California - Irvine landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.
About 24% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 76% are male.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
About 42% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 58% are male.
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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 Science Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 42 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 44 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 45 | Portland State University | Portland, OR |
| 46 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 47 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 48 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 48 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 50 | Governors State University | University Park, IL |
| 51 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 52 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| 52 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 54 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
Computer Science by Region
View the Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Computer Science Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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 Negative Space.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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