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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 652 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 & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 21% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 652 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 19% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Out of the 652 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 1,678 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Campbellsville University, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Out of the 652 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 32% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 58% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 1,106 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Columbia, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #8, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.

About 40% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 910 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UIUC, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#10

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 904 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Cumberlands, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 849 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UT Dallas, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 43% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 49% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#14

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #14, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#15

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#16

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#17

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 30% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#18

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 475 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UPenn, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 467 students majoring in computer and information sciences at ASU - Tempe, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#20

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 29% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#22

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

Women make up 49% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Women make up 27% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#24

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 29% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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North Carolina State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#26

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
#27

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#28

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#29

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
#33

New England College

Henniker, NH
#35

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#39

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
#40

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#41

Pace University - New York

New York, NY
#43

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
#45

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#47

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#50

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 652 different United States computer and information sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Fordham University Bronx, NY
52 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
53 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
54 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
55 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
56 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
57 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
58 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
59 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
60 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
61 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
61 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
63 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
63 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
65 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
66 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
66 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA
68 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
68 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
70 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
71 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
72 University of Denver Denver, CO
73 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
74 Baruch College New York, NY
75 University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL
76 Georgetown University Washington, DC
76 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
78 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
79 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
80 Iowa State University Ames, IA
81 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
82 Regis University Denver, CO
83 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
84 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
84 University of North Texas Denton, TX
86 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
86 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
88 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
89 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
89 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
91 Florida International University Miami, FL
92 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
92 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
92 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
95 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
96 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
97 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
98 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
98 Rice University Houston, TX
100 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
101 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
102 Towson University Towson, MD
103 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
104 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
105 National University La Jolla, CA
106 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
106 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
108 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
109 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
109 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
109 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
112 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
112 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
112 University at Albany Albany, NY
115 Dakota State University Madison, SD
115 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
117 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
118 University of Georgia Athens, GA
119 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
119 SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY
121 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
122 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
123 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
123 American InterContinental University - Online Schaumburg, IL
123 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
126 Clemson University Clemson, SC
126 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, TX
126 University of Houston Houston, TX
126 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA
130 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
130 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
130 Brown University Providence, RI

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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