Computer Science at Georgia Southwestern State University

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 Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,162. In 2021, 7 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from GSW.

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.

GSW Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GSW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

GSW does offer online education options in compsci for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GSW Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at GSW 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 GSW 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 Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Online Computer Science Schools	51
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	192
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	205
	214
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226
Best Value Computer Science Schools	287
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	304
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
	363
Best Computer Science Schools	407
	431
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	474
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	479
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in compsci from GSW. This makes it the #192 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

CompSci Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at GSW since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at GSW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSW Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 compsci majors earned their master's degree from GSW. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 Southwestern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	16

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 Southwestern 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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.