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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Georgia

9 Colleges
$69,549 Avg Salary
$23,849 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 478 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer science students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Georgia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges.

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the distant town of Americus, GSW is a public school with a small student population.

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Clark Atlanta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #9 on the list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 112
North Carolina 696
Tennessee 140
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 102
Alabama 33
South Carolina 27
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 22
West Virginia 14

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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