by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for computer information systems students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 doctor's degrees in computer information systems during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The cis doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality cis program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer information systems students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer information systems.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer information systems. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from The University of Texas at Austin
Rice University is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Rice University
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Dallas if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in computer information systems. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richardson.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from The University of Texas at Dallas
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems has to look into University of North Texas. UNT is a very large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of North Texas
NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Northern Arizona University
UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of Houston
UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the large city of Arlington.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from The University of Texas at Arlington
Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 165 | 120 |
| Arizona | 119 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 92 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 59 | 7 |
Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Computer & Information Sciences | 107 |
| Informatics | 12 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 96 |
| Information Science | 24 |
| Information Technology | 3 |