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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 | 136 | 11% | 39% / 61% | 19% | $139,343 | 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 | 223 | 42% | 52% / 48% | 13% | $85,242 | 89 | 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 | 924 | 45% | 63% / 37% | 3% | $106,899 | 98 | 94% | — |
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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester,
NY
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Rochester, NY | 101 | 71% | 81% / 19% | 3% | $99,587 | 94 | 95% | — |
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Purdue
West Lafayette,
IN
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West Lafayette, IN | 158 | 43% | 75% / 25% | 18% | $96,840 | 96 | 98% | — |
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg,
VA
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Blacksburg, VA | 610 | 55% | 66% / 34% | 7% | $110,643 | 99 | 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 | 398 | 55% | 85% / 15% | 23% | $119,380 | 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 | 254 | 69% | 77% / 23% | 4% | $116,718 | 99 | 99% | — |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy,
NY
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Troy, NY | 75 | 63% | 84% / 16% | 12% | $142,970 | 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 | 241 | 37% | 74% / 26% | 18% | $139,866 | 100 | 100% | — |
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U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor,
MI
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Ann Arbor, MI | 225 | 16% | 29% / 71% | 12% | $121,888 | 98 | 94% | — |
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Cornell
Ithaca,
NY
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Ithaca, NY | 251 | 8% | 42% / 58% | 11% | $134,489 | 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 | 136 | 9% | 41% / 59% | 27% | $143,582 | 100 | 91% | — |
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