2025 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in computer information systems, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #31 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 61 doctor's degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School for Your Doctor's Degree

The cis doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality cis program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 systems students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer information systems students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 systems students go into to obtain their doctor'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 systems related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Computer Information Systems Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer Information Systems in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer information systems.

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in CIS

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

35 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Johns Hopkins University

2

Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD

15 Annual Graduates

Capitol Technology University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Capitol Technology University

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

10 Annual Graduates

Towson University is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Towson University

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	79
New York	174	81
New Jersey	115	43
Delaware	53	9

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Computer Information Systems Related Rankings by Major

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CIS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	36
Information Technology	18
Artificial Intelligence	4
Human-Centered Technology Design	3

Most Popular Majors Related to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	48
Information Technology	30
Information Science	21
Other Computer & Information Sciences	1

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.