General Computer & Information Sciences at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. Of the 598 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 317 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

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

Georgia State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Georgia State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia State performed in these rankings.

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 and information sciences major at Georgia State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	24
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	28
Best General Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	33
Best Value General Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	35
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Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
	58
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	103
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	111
	116
Most Popular General Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	135
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused General Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	149
	180
Best General Computer Science Schools	182
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	219
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In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Georgia State. This makes it the #28 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Georgia State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Georgia State University.

Georgia State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at Georgia State awarded 317 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 66% of these degrees went to men with the other 34% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	102
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	54
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Georgia State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 86 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer Systems Analysts	19,160	$91,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	10,040	$86,910
Computer Network Architects	5,390	$114,240

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.