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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Computer & Information Sciences is the 15th most popular major in the country with 52,381 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26,350 general computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 617 colleges that offered a degree in general computer & information sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer & information sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences students.
Out of the 617 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, East-West University landed the #1 spot on the list. East-West University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the People. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 217 students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 617 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Swarthmore College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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American University of Puerto Rico did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Manati, Puerto Rico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2021-2022.
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Berea College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. Located in Berea, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. UW Tacoma is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 187 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Haverford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #10. Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Middle Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #11. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 58 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Macalester College General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 847 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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American University of Puerto Rico ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. American University of Puerto Rico is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full AUPR Bayamon General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Virginia Union University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. Located in Utica, New York, this small public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY Poly General Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #18, Beacon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. Located in Leesburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Carolina Wesleyan College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It awarded 33 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arkansas System eVersity ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list.
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East Central University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 72 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 688 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #23. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 224 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Wilberforce University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. Wilberforce, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #25, Livingstone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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