The Top Computer Science Colleges
A career in computer science can take you far. Not only will you have a chance to hold a high-paying position, you will also be able to help, albeit indirectly, to propel the world into the future. If you are looking for the top computer science colleges in the country that offer graduate degrees in the field, you probably already have a career in computer science. But since you are researching about these schools, it is best to assume that you are keen on career advancement. Check out our list for the top computer science colleges in the country today:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stanford University
- University of California–Berkeley
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
- Cornell University
- Princeton University
- University of Washington
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Texas–Austin
- California Institute of Technology
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- University of California–Los Angeles
- University of Maryland–College Park
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
- Columbia University
- Harvard University
- University of California–San Diego
- Purdue University–West Lafayette
- Brown University
- Duke University
- Rice University
- University of Massachusetts–Amherst
- University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
- University of Pennsylvania
These schools have been ranked by the US News & World Report. MIT may be number 1 in this list but the school actually shares that position with Stanford and UC-Berkeley. Most of the other positions in this list are shared between several schools as well.
How did the US News & World Report came up with this list? They ranked the schools using different categories. Mostly, they asked for expert opinion on the computer science programs of these schools. Deans and members of the faculty were surveyed to assess the quality of the programs. Other categories used were acceptance rate and faculty resources.
“Source: US News & World Report“
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