Computer Science at Clark Atlanta University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Clark Atlanta University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,776. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from CAU.

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.

CAU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

CAU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at CAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at CAU 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
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	101
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	206
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	244
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	377
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	386

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in computer science from CAU. This makes it the #206 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at CAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Clark Atlanta University.

CAU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CAU, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at CAU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CAU Computer Science Master’s Program

The computer science program at CAU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CAU also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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 Clark Atlanta 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
• Image Credit: By Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.