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

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 69 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18,256 master's degrees in computer & information sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

The computer & information sciences master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality computer & information sciences 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 make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer & information sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer & information sciences students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer & information sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The computer & information sciences 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 Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer & information sciences students seeking a a master's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

13 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Computer & Information Sciences

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

951 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in computer & information sciences has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from University of Pennsylvania

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,681 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Carnegie Mellon University

3

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

503 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in computer & information sciences has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Johns Hopkins University

4

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

545 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in computer & information sciences. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Cornell University

5

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,449 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

6

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2,088 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from New York University

7

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Princeton University

8

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

210 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Georgetown University

9

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

399 Annual Graduates

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from George Washington University

10

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

601 Annual Graduates

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Syracuse University

11

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from University of Rochester

12

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Lehigh University

13

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank	College	Location
14	Villanova University	Villanova, PA
15	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, NJ
16	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY
17	University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, PA
18	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ
19	University of Maryland Global Campus	Adelphi, MD
20	University of Delaware	Newark, DE
21	University of Maryland - College Park	College Park, MD
22	Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA
23	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	6,555
Pennsylvania	34	2,576
New Jersey	32	1,478
Maryland	32	2,527
District of Columbia	32	753
Delaware	24	283

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	7,482
Computer Science	3,777
Information Technology	3,723
Information Science	2,156
Computer Software & Applications	791
Computer Systems Networking	254
Computer Programming	31
Data Processing	31
Computer Systems Analysis	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communications Technologies & Support	76

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.