2025 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Computer Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major 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 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of computer science. Combined, these schools handed out 3,777 master's degrees in computer science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Science School for Your Master's Degree

The compsci master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - The number of computer science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt computer science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer science related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer science.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in CompSci

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

595 Annual Graduates

$161,851 Median Starting Salary

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in computer science. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.

Those computer science students who get their master's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York receive $54,056 more than the standard compsci graduate.

More information about a master’s in computer science from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

290 Annual Graduates

$153,588 Median Starting Salary

Cornell University is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the computer science program at Cornell University earn $45,793 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in computer science from Cornell University

3

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

61 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in computer science has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University

4

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

54 Annual Graduates

Princeton University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in computer science. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in computer science from Princeton University

5

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

26 Annual Graduates

Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in computer science from Georgetown University

6

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

194 Annual Graduates

$120,693 Median Starting Salary

UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

Those computer science students who get their master's degree from University of Pennsylvania earn $12,898 more than the average compsci student.

More information about a master’s in computer science from University of Pennsylvania

7

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

64 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer science from University of Maryland - College Park

8

George Washington University
Washington, DC

121 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in computer science from George Washington University

9

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

29 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.More information about a master’s in computer science from University of Rochester

10

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

26 Annual Graduates

Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem.More information about a master’s in computer science from Lehigh University

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,856
Pennsylvania	248	463
Maryland	193	241
New Jersey	188	387
District of Columbia	154	230
Delaware	109	2

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Computer Science Related Rankings by Major

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	3,777

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	7,482
Information Technology	3,723
Information Science	2,156
Computer Software & Applications	791
Computer Systems Networking	254
Computer Programming	31
Data Processing	31
Computer Systems Analysis	11

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.