2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
80Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
9,820Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 80 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general computer & information sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 9,820 degrees in general computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School
Your choice of general computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general computer & information sciences 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.
General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
The computer and information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 computer and information sciences degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
16 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Computer and Information Sciences
662Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in general computer & information sciences has to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 662 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
479Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in general computer & information sciences needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 479 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer & information sciences. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
890Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 890 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
161Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 161 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
44Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were roughly 44 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year.
400Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 400 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
684Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 684 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
390Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population. This school ranks 5th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 390 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent year we have data available.
220Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 220 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. This school ranks 13th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 15 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.
180Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 180 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
246Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Montgomery College is a large public college located in the city of Rockville. This college ranks 7th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 246 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Montgomery College in the most recent year we have data available.
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
219Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 219 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
88Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 88 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.
Rest of the Top Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for General Computer & Information Sciences students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Rankings in Majors Related to Computer and Information Sciences
One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, General Computer & Information Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Computer and Information Sciences
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).
Your choice of general computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
