Computer Science at Georgia State University

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia State Computer Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in CompSci (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
Master’s Degree in CompSci

Georgia State Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Georgia State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Georgia State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Georgia State University.

Georgia State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

26% Women

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	139
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	59
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Georgia State Computer Science Master’s Program

46% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	359

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,620	$70,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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