The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is a leader in the research development of new computer disciplines. The department offers degrees at the undergraduate, masters and Ph.D. levels in two fields: Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, according to nonprofit website College Crunch. MIT, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, rated number 1 (tying with three other schools) in the U.S. News & World Report 2010 college rankings in the category of best graduate computer science programs, and was ranked sixth-best computer science program by the Wall Street Journal. MIT also ranked number two on PC Magazine's list of the highest-tech campuses in the country.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 38-401
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
617-253-4600
eecs.mit.edu
The Department of Computer Science at Stanford University gives students a strong grounding in computer science fundamentals, and offers cutting-edge research opportunities in fields such as robotics and artificial intelligence, according to College Crunch. Research, teaching and internships are integrated within the curriculum. The Stanford website lists nine tracks of study to choose from: Artificial Intelligence, Biocomputation, Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Information, Systems, Theory, Unspecialized and Individually Designed. Stanford ranked number 1, along with three other schools, among computer science graduate programs in the 2010 college rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. The university also made PC Magazine's Top 20 Wired Colleges, which lists the campuses that provide students with a high-tech environment that prepares them for the real world.
Computer Science Department
353 Serra Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-9025
650-723-2273
cs.stanford.edu
Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science is known for its pioneering research. According to its website, over the past 15 years School of Computer Science researchers have made seminal contributions to the fields of parallel processing, networking, distributed systems, software technology, and robotics. The college offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes programming and methodology and design. Students have access to research projects that delve into revolutionary areas of technology. College Crunch notes that in addition to graduate study, Carnegie Mellon offers undergraduate degrees in computer science, computational biology, computer science and arts or human-computer interaction and computer science. In terms of computer science program college rankings, Carnegie Mellon was ranked first by the Wall Street Journal and tied for first in the U.S. News & World Report grad school listings.
Carnegie Mellon University
School of Computer Science
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3891
412-268-8525
cs.cmu.edu