2023 Most Well Attended Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 14,336 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,036 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,069 and $35,359 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular computer software and applications programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree computer software students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in the Southeast Region

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

#3 overall quality in Southeast

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer software degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at UAH

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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