2023 Best Computer Science Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master'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 master’s degree.
Rice does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 30 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Dallas, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Texas.
One thing to take note of is that UD does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Baylor. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
SHSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UTSA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 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 86% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Houston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UH. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
TWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
UT Arlington 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, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
UTEP does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at PVAMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
West Texas A&M University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
West Texas A&M University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
UT Rio Grande Valley does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #19, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UH Clear Lake does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Texas State 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 76% took at least some of their classes online.
Hallmark University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Since the graduate programs at Hallmark are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
MSU Texas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Texas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #23 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M Commerce. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of North Texas landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UNT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Tarleton State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Tarleton is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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