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 reviewed 4 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 216 degrees in computer science annually.
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 finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
University of South Alabama is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in computer science. USA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Mobile. A Best Colleges rank of #737 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 computer science students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat Auburn University at Montgomery if you want to pursue a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 41st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 68 computer science students who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in computer science needs to take a look at Alabama State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 13 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.
