Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Science Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 313 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Science Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in computer science has to check out Connecticut College. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Computer Science degree recipients from Connecticut College earn a boost of about $9,417 over the average earnings of computer science graduates.
It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.
Degree recipients from the computer science major at University of Connecticut earn $2,619 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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).
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