2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in North Carolina
4Colleges in North Carolina
121Computer 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general computer & information sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 degrees in general computer & information sciences annually.
Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School
The computer and information sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Computer & Information Sciences Degree Level
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 Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences in North Carolina
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.
Top North Carolina Schools in Computer and Information Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general computer & information sciences. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #367 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were about 21 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general computer & information sciences. UNCW is a large public university located in the midsize city of Wilmington. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNCW is a great university overall.
There were about 7 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year.
33Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
North Carolina Wesleyan College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 34th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 33 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Wesleyan College in the most recent year we have data available.
Johnson C Smith University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JCSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 88th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 14 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at JCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The computer and information sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences rankings. 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.
