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Georgia Institute of Technology leads the 179 Public Master's Computer Science & IT universities in the United States at #123 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Vanderbilt University (QS World #250) and Georgetown University (QS World #285) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 373 courses to choose from.
179 universities · ranked best first
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Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
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Public University · 1 course in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
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Public University · 4 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 5 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 4 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
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12 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #123 (Georgia Institute of Technology) to #574 (Florida International University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Vanderbilt University is cited most (20,026,856 citations). 12 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
179 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Texas (2), New York (1) and Washington (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Texas at Dallas is the largest, with 21,751 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Computer Science & IT (363), Computer Science (4), Data Science (2) and Cybersecurity (2). The usual length is 1–2 years and 2 years. 73% are full-time and 87 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake). Concordia College - St. Paul offers the widest choice, with 9 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 7 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 17,080. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Georgia Institute of Technology (QS World #123), Vanderbilt University (QS World #250) and Georgetown University (QS World #285) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
179 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
87 of these courses are listed as online.
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