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The Network Overlords
The heaviest hitters in applied tech, cybersecurity, and information systems.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh,
PA
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Pittsburgh, PA | 144 | 11% | 38% / 63% | 20% | $135,821 | 99 | 98% | — |
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MIT
Cambridge,
MA
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Cambridge, MA | — | 5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Stanford
Palo Alto,
CA
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Palo Alto, CA | — | 4% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Georgia Tech
Atlanta,
GA
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Atlanta, GA | — | 13% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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U. of Washington
Seattle,
WA
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Seattle, WA | 210 | 42% | 60% / 40% | 17% | $95,168 | 86 | 94% | — |
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Cybersecurity & Cloud Titans
Producing highly sought-after engineers who keep enterprise data safe and online.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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U. of Texas at Austin
Austin,
TX
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Austin, TX | — | 22% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park,
MD
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College Park, MD | 706 | 45% | 66% / 34% | 3% | $113,987 | 99 | 94% | — |
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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester,
NY
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Rochester, NY | 65 | 71% | 78% / 22% | 14% | $101,985 | 95 | 95% | — |
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Purdue
West Lafayette,
IN
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West Lafayette, IN | 100 | 43% | 81% / 19% | 22% | $94,597 | 95 | 98% | — |
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg,
VA
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Blacksburg, VA | 541 | 55% | 68% / 32% | 7% | $109,446 | 98 | 98% | — |
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IT Enterprise Experts
Mastering the intersection of complex computer networks and massive business operations.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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Pennsylvania State
University Park,
PA
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University Park, PA | 432 | 55% | 82% / 18% | 29% | $115,849 | 99 | 95% | — |
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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station,
TX
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College Station, TX | — | 52% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Brigham Young
Provo,
UT
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Provo, UT | 216 | 35% | 73% / 27% | 4% | $114,677 | 99 | 99% | — |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy,
NY
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Troy, NY | 76 | 67% | 80% / 20% | 11% | $146,268 | 100 | 98% | — |
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U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley,
CA
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Berkeley, CA | — | 11% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Tech Support Savants
Massive, prestigious programs feeding graduates into corporate IT departments worldwide.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
IL
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Champaign, IL | 149 | 37% | 68% / 32% | 15% | $144,007 | 100 | 100% | — |
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U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor,
MI
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Ann Arbor, MI | 208 | 16% | 37% / 63% | 5% | $125,257 | 99 | 94% | — |
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Cornell
Ithaca,
NY
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Ithaca, NY | 206 | 8% | 40% / 60% | 16% | $140,860 | 99 | 95% | — |
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Indiana
Bloomington,
IN
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Bloomington, IN | — | 76% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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New York University
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 106 | 9% | 47% / 53% | 31% | $150,112 | 100 | 91% | — |
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