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2024 Best Computer Science Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges in Arizona
1,751 CompSci Degrees Awarded
$59,946 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,751 degrees in computer science during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Science School

Best Computer Science Schools in Arizona The compsci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Computer Science Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in CompSci
Bachelor's Degrees in CompSci
Master's Degrees in CompSci
Doctor's Degrees in CompSci

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Computer Science in Arizona

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arizona Schools in CompSci

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
238 CompSci Degrees Awarded
2.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 238 computer science students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Those computer science students who get their degree from University of Arizona earn $12,681 more than the average compsci grad.

More information about a degree in computer science from University of Arizona

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
867 CompSci Degrees Awarded
$76,775 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in computer science needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 867 computer science students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer science degree program at Arizona State University - Tempe get $16,829 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in computer science from Arizona State University - Tempe

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
140 CompSci Degrees Awarded
37.1% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 140 computer science students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Those computer science students who get their degree from Northern Arizona University receive $9,298 more than the typical compsci grad.

More information about a degree in computer science from Northern Arizona University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
278 CompSci Degrees Awarded
62.2% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 278 computer science students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Those computer science students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong earn $20,905 more than the average compsci student.

More information about a degree in computer science from Arizona State University - Skysong

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
38 CompSci Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in computer science from Grand Canyon University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
39.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

There were approximately 28 computer science students who graduated with this degree at University of Advancing Technology in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in computer science from University of Advancing Technology

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 CompSci Degrees Awarded

Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 38 computer science students who graduated from this degree at AIU Online in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in computer science from American InterContinental University - Online


 

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Texas3171,891
Oklahoma257310
New Mexico21960

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Computer Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CompSci Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Science1,751

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Information Systems3,068
Information Technology1,745
Computer Programming440
Computer Software & Applications297
Computer Systems Networking196
Computer Systems Analysis144
Other Computer & Information Sciences40
Information Science31
Data Entry5
Data Processing4

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