Computer Science at University of Georgia

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 256 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UGA.

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.

UGA Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

UGA Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at UGA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UGA. This makes it the #56 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UGA CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $70,908. This is 12% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 256 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from UGA in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	112
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UGA Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 60 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications

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 University of Georgia.

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
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.