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

Computer Information Systems is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #31 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 86 doctor's degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.

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

Your choice of computer information systems for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality 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.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 computer information systems students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer information systems students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer information systems 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 systems related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The cis 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 Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

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

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in CIS

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

44 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

23 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of Pennsylvania

3

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

13 Annual Graduates

Temple University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Temple 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
New York	174	81
Maryland	119	56
New Jersey	115	43
Delaware	53	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to CIS

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	36
Artificial Intelligence	29
Information Technology	12
Informatics	5
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
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). More about our data sources and methodologies.