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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 11% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 50% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at Northcentral University Report

#2

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for computer science students working on their online doctor’s degree. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 25% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Full Computer Science at Southern Methodist University Report

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

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 4 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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