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2024 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools

837 Colleges in the United States
254,454 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$52,893 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer & information sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 837 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer & information sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 254,454 degrees in computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer & Information Sciences School

Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Computer & Information Sciences Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Computer & Information Sciences
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer & information sciences degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools in Computer & Information Sciences

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
717 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$118,191 Median Starting Salary

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 717 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology earn $65,298 more than the average computer & information sciences grad.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
628 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$147,928 Median Starting Salary

Stanford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 628 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences degree program at Stanford University get $95,034 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
756 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
17.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for students interested in a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 756 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania get an earnings boost of around $62,760 over the typical earnings of computer & information sciences majors.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
406 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
0.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in computer & information sciences has to look into Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 406 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences degree program at Duke University earn $62,242 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$133,998 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 157 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Yale University receive $81,105 more than the average computer & information sciences student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,592 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
4.4% Growth in Graduates

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 1st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 1592 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive an earnings boost of approximately $25,734 over the average income of computer & information sciences majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,386 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$120,997 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1386 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences program at Carnegie Mellon University earn $68,104 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
90 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
17.8% Growth in Graduates

Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Caltech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 90 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Caltech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at California Institute of Technology get $76,800 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3,133 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
17.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 1st out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 3133 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus receive $50,289 more than the standard computer & information sciences graduate.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
359 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$130,101 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were about 359 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Brown University earn a boost of about $77,208 above the typical income of computer & information sciences graduates.

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
293 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
20.1% Growth in Graduates

Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 1st out of 116 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 293 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Rice University get an earnings boost of about $69,877 over the typical earnings of computer & information sciences graduates.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
447 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$140,072 Median Starting Salary

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 447 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Harvard University get an earnings boost of approximately $87,179 over the typical earnings of computer & information sciences graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,843 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
12.0% Growth in Graduates

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1843 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley earn a boost of around $74,028 above the average earnings of computer & information sciences majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,110 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
1.4% Growth in Graduates

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. This university ranks 2nd out of 143 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 1110 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Cornell University earn a boost of about $60,186 over the typical income of computer & information sciences majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
659 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
5.3% Growth in Graduates

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 659 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences program at Johns Hopkins University earn $55,109 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
229 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
19.2% Growth in Graduates

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 1st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 229 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at Vanderbilt University earn $48,821 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,515 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
13.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 143 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 1515 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York receive $58,766 more than the standard computer & information sciences student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,359 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
14.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 87 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 1359 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $55,152 more than the average computer & information sciences graduate.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
379 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$94,101 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 379 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences program at Washington University in St Louis get $41,207 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
556 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
34.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 556 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from University of Chicago receive an earnings boost of about $48,113 over the average income of computer & information sciences majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,715 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
12.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 1715 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus get $30,761 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
996 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
27.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 116 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 996 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin earn a boost of approximately $19,116 above the typical earnings of computer & information sciences majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,027 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
10.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 1027 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison receive an earnings boost of about $19,985 above the average earnings of computer & information sciences graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,708 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
9.5% Growth in Graduates

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1708 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences program at University of Southern California make $42,833 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
141 Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
14.9% Growth in Graduates

Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 141 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Dartmouth College get an earnings boost of about $58,366 over the average earnings of computer & information sciences majors.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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New York University
New York, NY
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Tufts University
Medford, MA

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 837 different United States computer & information sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
51 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
52 Boston University Boston, MA
53 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
54 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
55 Williams College Williamstown, MA
56 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
57 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
58 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
59 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
60 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
61 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
62 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
63 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
64 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
65 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
66 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
67 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA
68 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
69 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
70 University of Georgia Athens, GA
71 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
72 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
73 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
74 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
75 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
76 Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN
77 Villanova University Villanova, PA
78 Seattle University Seattle, WA
79 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
80 DePaul University Chicago, IL
81 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
82 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
83 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
84 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
85 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
86 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
87 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
88 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
89 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
90 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
91 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
92 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
93 Carleton College Northfield, MN
94 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
95 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
96 MTI College Sacramento, CA
97 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
98 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
99 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
100 Iowa State University Ames, IA
101 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
102 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
103 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
104 Amherst College Amherst, MA
105 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
106 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
107 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
108 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
109 University of Delaware Newark, DE
110 Pomona College Claremont, CA
111 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
112 El Centro College Dallas, TX
113 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
114 Clemson University Clemson, SC
115 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
116 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
117 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
118 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
119 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
120 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
121 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
122 Florida International University Miami, FL
123 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
124 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
125 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Computer & Information Sciences students that almost earned our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
126 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
127 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
128 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
129 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
130 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
131 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
132 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
133 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
134 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
135 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
136 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
137 University of North Texas Denton, TX
138 Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA
139 Champlain College Burlington, VT
140 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN
141 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
142 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
143 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
144 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
145 Bentley University Waltham, MA
146 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
147 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
148 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
149 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
150 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
151 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
152 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
153 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
154 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
155 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
156 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
157 School of Visual Arts New York, NY
158 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
159 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
160 University of Houston Houston, TX
161 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
162 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
163 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
164 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
165 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
166 Portland Community College Portland, OR
167 DePauw University Greencastle, IN

Computer & Information Sciences by Region

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755

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