2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Computer Science Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 274 schools in the United States 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 Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the compsci master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the United States for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,066 students majoring in compsci at USC, 69% are male and 31% are female.
Full Computer Science at University of Southern California 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 Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.
Out of the 274 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 32% of the compsci majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Women make up 25% of the compsci majors at the school.
Full Computer Science at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
Out of the 274 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.
Stony Brook University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Of the 322 students majoring in compsci at SUNY Stony Brook, 77% are male and 23% are female.
University of Central Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 317 students majoring in compsci at UCM, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Central Missouri
With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 308 students majoring in compsci at UCSD, 73% are male and 27% are female.
Full Computer Science at University of California - San Diego Report
With a ranking of #9, Maharishi International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 88% are male.
Full Computer Science at Maharishi International University Report
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.
Full Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Women make up 25% of the compsci majors at the school.
North Carolina State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Of the 253 students majoring in compsci at NC State, 73% are male and 27% are female.
Full Computer Science at North Carolina State University Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 60% are male.
Full Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
About 30% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 70% are male.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
With a ranking of #15, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Women make up 34% of the compsci majors at the school.
Cornell University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 27% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 73% are male.
Read full report on Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #18, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 25% of the compsci majors at the school.
Boston University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.
With a ranking of #20, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 81% are male.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Chicago
Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 56% are male.
George Washington University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.
Read full report on Computer Science at George Washington University
University of California - Irvine ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
Women make up 24% of the compsci majors at the school.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of California - Irvine
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
Women make up 42% of the compsci majors at the school.
Full Computer Science at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report
Rest of the Top Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 42 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 44 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 45 | Portland State University | Portland, OR |
| 46 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 47 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 48 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 48 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 50 | Governors State University | University Park, IL |
| 51 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 52 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 52 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| 54 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
Computer Science by Region
View the Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Computer Science Related Majors
Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.
CompSci Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 59,565 |
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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