2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

a master's degree in computer & information sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 208 master's degrees in computer & information sciences 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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 master'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 much debt computer & information sciences 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 & 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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer & Information Sciences Schools

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 Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer & Information Sciences in Rhode Island

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer & information sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Master's in Computer & Information Sciences

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

150 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a master's degree in computer & information sciences. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computer & information sciences. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from University of Rhode Island

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	34	3,165
Connecticut	30	238
New Hampshire	27	851
Maine	27	11
Vermont	25	97

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	129
Information Technology	56
Computer Software & Applications	18
Computer Information Systems	5

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.