# which university is good for masters in computers in UK? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671 "2011-06-16T08:31:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@shalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shalin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671/1 "2011-06-16T08:31:00Z")
Hi to all, Which universities are good for master in computers in UK: 1. Imperial College London 2. Kings College London 3. Queen Mary University of London 4. University of York 5. St. Andrews I have done my graduation in computers and wanted to do masters in UK from reputed university which are well sound in terms of computers. My field of interest is JAVA. Please suggest me the top university which are famous for computer dept. The above universities are unis that I am interested, if you know any uni apart from this, then kindly reply. Looking forward to hear from you soon. Thanking You. ---
**Author:** ![MarcusF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671/2 "2011-06-16T11:51:54Z")
Presumably you have already checked the obvious online sources? For a reasonable summary look at [The Complete University Guide](http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Computer+Science)(or any of the others out there). This ranks Imperial #3 (after Oxbridge), St Andrews #7 and York #8. For a chance of getting info from someone who has actually been there try one of the specialist forums like [The Student Room](http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1674476). On a general note - I am not a CS specialist - they are all well respected institutions but for any scientific discipline Imperial is normally up at the top of the tree. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671/3 "2011-06-16T14:45:03Z")
[moderating] Since the answers to this question are subjective, I have moved the thread from GQ to IMHO. [/moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671/4 "2011-06-16T15:15:37Z")
I did my MSc in computer science in the UK, and at that time (2006), the following were generally well-regarded: Imperial College (but before you apply, check their tution fees…) Oxford Cambridge QMUL Manchester York St. Andrews King’s College, London Edinburgh Glasgow I chose QMUL for various reasons, not least of which was the scholarship they were willing to offer me, and the fact that it was in London. Haven’t had to regret my choice, though I would obviously have liked to go to Imperial, just for the bragging rights. You may find this useful: [http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Computer+Science](http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Computer+Science) ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671/5 "2011-06-16T16:11:31Z")
> [@shalin](#): > > Hi to all, > I have done my graduation in computers and wanted to do masters in UK from reputed university **which are well sound in terms of computers.** My field of interest is JAVA. Please suggest me the top university which are famous for computer dept. You’re not from Liverpool are you? Edinburgh is worth a look - If you take a close look at the link put up by MarcusF and Devorin, you’ll see their RAE score (the only category that really matters) was very high - 3.2 from a massive staff submission. Their student satisfaction is the lowest in the top 20, ie the students are the most miserable. Ask anyone here with an advanced degree and they’ll tell you that misery played a huge and important role in their studies. So Edinburgh’s package of research excellence and misery seems hard to beat. Lovely city as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-university-is-good-for-masters-in-computers-in-uk/585671/6 "2011-06-16T21:46:07Z")
> [@Busy\_Scissors](#): > > You’re not from Liverpool are you? > > Edinburgh is worth a look - If you take a close look at the link put up by MarcusF and Devorin, you’ll see their RAE score (the only category that really matters) was very high - 3.2 from a massive staff submission. Their student satisfaction is the lowest in the top 20, ie the students are the most miserable. > > Ask anyone here with an advanced degree and they’ll tell you that misery played a huge and important role in their studies. So Edinburgh’s package of research excellence and misery seems hard to beat. Lovely city as well. Ah, the cynicism. You can’t beat it. 😃