2023 Best Computational Science Schools
Finding the Best Computational Science School for You
Computational Science is the #224 most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Computational Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Computational Science Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for computational science majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Computational Science Schools
Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for computational science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computational Science Schools list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best schools for computational science students. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Computational Science Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for computational science students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computational science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computational Science Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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Computational Science Related Rankings by Major
One of 44 majors within the area of study, computational science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Computational Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
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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