2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general computer & information sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in general computer & information sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general computer & information sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer & information sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general computer & information sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Computer & Information Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Computer & Information Sciences in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Computer and Information Sciences

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from University of Pennsylvania

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Temple University is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from Temple University

Best General Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	74
Maryland	190	27
New Jersey	165	43
Delaware	63	9

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General Computer & Information Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Computer & Information Sciences is one of 5 different types of Computer Information Systems programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Artificial Intelligence	29
Information Technology	12
Informatics	5
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.