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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 15,322 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

Check out the CIS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer information systems 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.

Women make up 41% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 64% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Computer Information Systems at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 475 students majoring in CIS at Syracuse, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 68% are male.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Pennsylvania Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 29% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 22% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 78% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

About 46% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 54% are male.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

About 25% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#10

Baruch College

New York, NY

Baruch College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Baruch is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 58% of the CIS majors at the school.

Full Computer Information Systems at Baruch College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Computer Information Systems students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
12 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,210
Pennsylvania 3,773
New York 5,696
New Jersey 3,112
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 250

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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