Best Colleges for Artificial Intelligence

It’s hard to think of a credential that is more relevant and coveted in the contemporary global marketplace than that which demonstrates a knowledge of artificial intelligence. In a world driven by Siri, Alexa, and—soon—self-operating cars, it’s no wonder that universities are quickly launching AI programs for undergraduate students. Coursework consists of areas such as Machine Learning, Decision-making & Robotics, Perception & Language, Human-AI Interaction, and Ethics & AI. Those that emerge encounter a job market where the supply does not come close to matching demand resulting in six-figure salaries for skilled young people. Many of the schools on our Best Colleges for Artificial Intelligence list are institutions with elite engineering and computer sciences such as Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, Georgia Tech, and MIT, but you will also find a share of moderately selective universities that can still fully prepare you for this lucrative career.

Click the links below for more information about each college’s AI program. Click here to read our methodology. Finally, note that although many of the college featured below do not offer a formal major in artificial intelligence (very few do), their undergraduate offerings in this subject area are so strong that they warrant inclusion on our list.

California Institute of Technology

Carnegie Mellon University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Purdue University

Rutgers University

Stanford University

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Maryland

University of Minnesota

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rochester

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Washington