2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in computer & information sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #11 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 168 doctor's degrees in computer & information sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 & information sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer & information sciences 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 & information sciences 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 & information sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Computer & Information Sciences Schools

The computer & information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer & Information Sciences in Pennsylvania

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer & information sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Computer & Information Sciences

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences 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 doctorate in computer & information sciences from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from University of Pennsylvania

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	229
Maryland	29	137
New Jersey	28	74
District of Columbia	24	25
Delaware	21	9

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	86
Computer Science	52
Information Science	28
Computer Software & Applications	2

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 Almonroth. More about our data sources and methodologies.