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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

733 Colleges
$55,683 Avg Salary
$30,670 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 733 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found California Institute of Technology to be the best school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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#2

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

Out of the 733 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvey Mudd College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvey Mudd College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the United States. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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DigiPen Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Digipen is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Redmond.

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With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Pomona College

Claremont, CA

Pomona College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Pomona is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#11

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#13

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #13 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#14

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

Swarthmore College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Swarthmore.

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#15

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #15, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#16

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

Williams College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.

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With a ranking of #17, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#18

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#19

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

Wellesley College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wellesley.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#21

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#22

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#23

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#24

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

With a ranking of #24, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#26

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#27

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
#28

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#29

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#30

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#33

Amherst College

Amherst, MA
#35

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL
#37

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT
#38

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#39

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY
#40

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
#43

Tufts University

Medford, MA
#45

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN
#46

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
#48

Northeastern University

Boston, MA
#49

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 733 different United States computer and information sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
52 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
53 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
54 Herzing University - Birmingham Birmingham, AL
55 Villanova University Villanova, PA
56 Carleton College Northfield, MN
57 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
58 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
59 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
60 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
61 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
62 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
63 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
64 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
65 University of Delaware Newark, DE
66 Georgetown University Washington, DC
67 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
68 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
69 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
70 Herzing University - Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
71 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
72 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Boston, MA
73 New York University New York, NY
74 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
75 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
76 Herzing University - Brookfield Brookfield, WI
77 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
78 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
79 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
80 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN
81 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
82 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
83 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
84 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
85 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
86 Drake University Des Moines, IA
87 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
88 Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN
89 DePauw University Greencastle, IN
90 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
91 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
92 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
93 Bentley University Waltham, MA
94 Walsh College Troy, MI
95 Clemson University Clemson, SC
96 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
97 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
98 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
99 Emory University Atlanta, GA
100 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
101 Bowie State University Bowie, MD
102 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
103 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
104 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
105 Auburn University Auburn, AL
106 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
107 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
108 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
109 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
110 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
111 St Mary’s College of Maryland St. Mary’s City, MD
112 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
113 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
114 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
115 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
116 George Washington University Washington, DC
117 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
118 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
119 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
120 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
121 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
122 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
123 Dakota State University Madison, SD
124 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
125 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI
126 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
127 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
128 Seattle University Seattle, WA
129 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
130 Florida Institute of Technology - Online Melbourne, FL
131 University of Georgia Athens, GA
132 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
133 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
134 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
135 Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City, UT
136 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
137 Colorado State University - Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO
138 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA
139 Boston University Boston, MA
140 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
141 Herzing University - Kenosha Kenosha, WI
142 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
143 Southwestern College Winfield, KS
144 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
145 Herzing University - Atlanta Atlanta, GA
146 Brandeis University Waltham, MA

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 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Almonroth.

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