2023 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree.
Rice does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Texas.
Online graduate courses are available at SMU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas Tech. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Baylor does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
UT Dallas does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Arlington, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UTSA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UTEP, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNT. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Texas State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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