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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 462 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

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

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at DigiPen Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the United States. Digipen is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Redmond.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 462 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’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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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#12

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#13

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #16, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#18

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #18, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#19

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#20

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #22, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#23

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #23 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#25

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

#27

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#30

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#31

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
#32

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#35

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#36

Tufts University

Medford, MA
#37

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#38

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
#39

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
#40

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#41

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT
#47

Boston University

Boston, MA

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 462 different United States computer and information sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Norwich University Northfield, VT
52 New York University New York, NY
53 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
54 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
55 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
56 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
57 Northeastern University Boston, MA
58 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
59 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
60 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
61 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
62 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
63 Clemson University Clemson, SC
64 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
65 Champlain College Burlington, VT
66 Bentley University Waltham, MA
67 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
68 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
69 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Computer & Information Sciences students that almost earned our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
70 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
71 Emory University Atlanta, GA
72 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
73 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
74 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
75 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
76 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
77 DePaul University Chicago, IL
78 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
79 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
80 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
81 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
82 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
83 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
84 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
85 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
86 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
87 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
88 University of Dallas Irving, TX
89 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
90 Seattle University Seattle, WA
91 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
92 Dakota State University Madison, SD

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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