by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 64,260 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,855 and $27,850 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21,754 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 354 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer and information sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Polytechnic University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Polytechnic University is a small public school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 104 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beacon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Leesburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ai Virginia Beach Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 354 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Georgia Gwinnett College Computer & Information Sciences Report
IGlobal University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. IGlobal University is a small school located in Vienna, Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full IGlobal University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Virginia International University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia International University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia International University Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 141 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Limestone College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Gaffney, South Carolina, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Limestone College Computer & Information Sciences Report
ECPI University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 456 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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DeVry University - Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Miramar, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Berea College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Berea College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Rust College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Holly Springs, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #15, Hodges University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Hodges University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full International College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Kennesaw State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 652 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Kennesaw State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 732 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
DeVry University - Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. DeVry University - Georgia is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full DeVry University - Georgia Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #19, Talladega College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Talladega College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Middle Georgia State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 748 bachelors’s computer and information sciences 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Christopher Newport University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Christopher Newport University is a small school located in Newport News, Virginia that handed out 102 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Christopher Newport University
Virginia Union University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Union University is a small school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 21 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ai Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 10 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 598 students in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Strayer University - Alabama | Birmingham, AL |
| 52 | Shepherd University | Shepherdstown, WV |
| 53 | Birmingham Southern College | Birmingham, AL |
| 54 | Davidson College | Davidson, NC |
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