2025 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in computer science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 doctor's degrees in computer science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

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.

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 computer science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer science 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer science to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer science related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer Science in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer science.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in CompSci

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer science needs to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

23 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer science. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Arizona State University - Tempe

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	36
Arizona	119	24
Oklahoma	92	4
New Mexico	59	1

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Computer Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	96

Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	119
Information Science	24
Information Technology	3

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.