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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 117 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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

Full Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 51 students majoring in compsci at UC Berkeley, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 36 students majoring in compsci at SUNY Stony Brook, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 90% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the compsci majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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

Full Computer Science at University of California - Riverside Report

With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 7% of the compsci majors at the school.

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University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#13

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 26 students majoring in compsci at Purdue, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#14

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #14, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 25 students majoring in compsci at Cornell, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Computer Science at Cornell University Report

With a ranking of #15, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Computer Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
18 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
18 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
21 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
21 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
23 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
23 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

Computer Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 27 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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