Computer Science at Emory University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Emory University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Emory.

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.

Emory Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Emory Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Emory 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 General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	37
	49
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	59
Best General Computer Science Schools	63
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
	68
	98
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	130
	135
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	137
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	161
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	328
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	331
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Emory. This makes it the #138 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Emory since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Emory University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Emory Computer Science Master’s Program

The computer science program at Emory awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emory also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 6 students 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 Emory 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 Mpspqr under License

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