2024 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Computer Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 410 master's degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Computer Science School for Your Master's Degree

The compsci master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer science students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Science in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer science.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in CompSci

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

174 Annual Graduates

$98,509 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in computer science. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Computer Science master's degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn a boost of about $8,771 above the typical income of computer science majors.

More information about a master’s in computer science from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

19 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in computer science. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in computer science from Emory University

3

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

60 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computer science. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in computer science from University of Georgia

4

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

56 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in computer science has to take a look at Kennesaw State University. KSU Georgia is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.More information about a master’s in computer science from Kennesaw State University

5

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

60 Annual Graduates

Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in computer science from Georgia State University

6

Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Americus, GSW is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in computer science from Georgia Southwestern State University

7

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

19 Annual Graduates

$80,968 Median Starting Salary

University of West Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the town of Carrollton.

Master's students who receive their degree from the compsci program make an average of $80,968 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in computer science from University of West Georgia

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	99
Virginia	182	10
North Carolina	178	646
Tennessee	166	117
Alabama	151	33
Kentucky	147	39
Louisiana	147	88
South Carolina	146	26
Mississippi	145	1
Arkansas	121	22
West Virginia	112	11

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Computer Science Related Rankings by Major

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	410

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	2,408
Information Technology	136
Information Science	45
Computer Software & Applications	44
Computer Systems Networking	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.