If you pursue a degree in computer science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Science Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 203 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer science degree levels they offer.
Auburn University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Auburn University at Montgomery if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, AUM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 53 computer science students who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent year we have data available.
University of South Alabama is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in computer science. USA is a large public university located in the midsize city of Mobile. A Best Colleges rank of #825 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 computer science students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in computer science needs to take a look at Alabama State University. Located in the city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 37th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 12 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
