2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in computer & information sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #11 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 doctor's degrees in computer & information sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer & information sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 easy is it for computer & information sciences 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 sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Computer & Information Sciences 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 Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer & Information Sciences in Florida

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer & information sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Computer & Information Sciences

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences has to look into University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from University of Florida

2

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer & information sciences needs to look into University of Central Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer & information sciences from University of Central Florida

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	29	88
Georgia	28	110
Mississippi	28	14
South Carolina	28	7
North Carolina	26	67
Kentucky	26	16
Alabama	25	9
Tennessee	25	18
Louisiana	25	15
Arkansas	23	13
West Virginia	20	3

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	77
Information Science	12
Computer Science	12
Information Technology	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Almonroth. More about our data sources and methodologies.