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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$112,216 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was the most popular one in Massachusetts. In total, 3,611 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in Massachusetts for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in compsci at UMass Amherst, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

About 50% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in compsci at Brandeis, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 248
Vermont 209
New Hampshire 540
Rhode Island 390
Maine 144

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

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 9 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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