CoinDesk Ranks the Top 10 U.S. Blockchain Universities and Colleges

Since 2014, professors David Yermack and Geoffrey Miller have offered the "Digital Currency, Blockchains and the Future of Financial Services" course, which focuses on "The emerging role of digital currencies and blockchains in money, banking, and the real economy. The Stern Business School's"Applications in Entrepreneurial Finance: Fintech", taught by Sabrina T. Howell, sheds light on the the financing dynamic of new blockchain ventures.

Georgetown University, a school known political science and business programs rather than its engineering prowess, finds its niche in the blockchain ecosystem by taking advantage of its connection to policy-making circles in Washington DC. The majority of Georgetown's blockchain courses come courtesy of its law school, where students can register for courses like the "Cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings and the Law Seminar.

Harvard provides some courses in computer science like "Introduction to Blockchain and Bitcoin", taught by Julian Avila, as well as having a business course with shared focus on blockchain called "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" taught by James C. Fitchett.

The Harvard Blockchain Group and Harvard Undergraduate Blockchain Group help generate interest on campus through events and after hours educational content.

The CMU Blockchain club offers students to prototype blockchain projects in different sectors from IoT to agriculture.

CoinDesk ranks the top US blockchain schools based on three key quantitative factors: the number of blockchain-related courses, the number of blockchain organizations on campus, and each school's access to the blockchain technology industry.

CoinDesk places the most importance on the number of blockchain courses offered in the past year or currently on offer by each university.

Blockchain technology remains a nascent field, and universities have struggled to find and retain professors qualified to teach the complex, interdisciplinary, and constantly evolving subject.

CoinDesk does not distinguish between university sponsored initiatives such as dedicated research centers and student groups like blockchain clubs.

Using data from CoinDesk Research, we categorizes all US cities, with tier one cities being those with the most blockchain startup activity.