2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools
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.
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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
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 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Out of the 462 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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.
With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Duke 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Yale 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 New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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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 midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Southern Methodist 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 large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Cornell University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 #16 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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 city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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 suburb of Charlottesville.
With a ranking of #19, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #20, Vanderbilt 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 Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
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Virginia Tech landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
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Georgetown University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Rest of the Top Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college 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.
Computer & Information Sciences by Region
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Computer & Information Sciences Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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