2024 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
84Colleges in the Southeast Region
16,773Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 84 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general computer & information sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16,773 degrees in general computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School
Your choice of general computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Computer & Information Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
The computer and information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences in the Southeast Region
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 and information sciences degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Southeast Region Schools in Computer and Information Sciences
2,866Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 2866 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
333Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in general computer & information sciences has to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 333 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
488Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 488 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
656Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in general computer & information sciences needs to look into University of Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 656 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
416Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 416 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
277Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 277 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
235Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 235 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
537Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
UCF is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 7th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 537 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.
451Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 6th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 451 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.
122Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 122 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.
140Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the large city of Tampa. This university ranks 8th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 140 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.
121Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
JMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 121 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Rankings in Majors Related to Computer and Information Sciences
One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, General Computer & Information Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 general computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Computer & Information Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
