2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general computer & information sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 203 doctor's degrees in general computer & information sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

The computer and information sciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality computer and information sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general computer & information sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general computer & information sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer & information sciences related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Computer and Information Sciences

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from University of Pennsylvania

3

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences needs to check out New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from New York University

4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general computer & information sciences. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

5

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology

6

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from New Jersey Institute of Technology

7

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from Temple University

8

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer & information sciences from University at Buffalo

Best General Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general computer & information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	74
Pennsylvania	311	27
Maryland	190	27
New Jersey	165	43
Delaware	63	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer and Information Sciences

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, General Computer & Information Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	37
Artificial Intelligence	33
Informatics	5
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4
Human-Centered Technology Design	3

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.