Best Computer programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors.
43 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 9,902 people a year. The job pays a median of $92,250 in Georgia across about 810 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
12 programs in Georgia that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Georgia page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer and Information Sciences, Generalmain feeder CIP 11.0101In Georgia → | 5,749 | 58.1% | 21 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 2 | Computer Sciencemain feeder CIP 11.0701In Georgia → | 2,254 | 22.8% | 17 | $70,374 | $23,250 |
| 3 | Information Technologymain feeder CIP 11.0103In Georgia → | 1,251 | 12.6% | 18 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 4 | Information Science/Studiesmain feeder CIP 11.0401In Georgia → | 370 | 3.7% | 10 | $57,313 | $25,833 |
| 5 | CIP 26.1103In Georgia → | 85 | 0.9% | 2 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 6 | CIP 30.7001In Georgia → | 53 | 0.5% | 8 | — | — |
| 7 | CIP 30.3101In Georgia → | 49 | 0.5% | 1 | $57,986 | $25,812 |
| 8 | CIP 51.2706In Georgia → | 48 | 0.5% | 4 | $47,775 | $25,000 |
| 9 | Artificial Intelligencemain feeder CIP 11.0102In Georgia → | 18 | 0.2% | 2 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 10 | CIP 30.7099In Georgia → | 14 | 0.1% | 1 | — | — |
| 11 | Computer and Information Sciences, Othermain feeder CIP 11.0199In Georgia → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 12 | Informaticsmain feeder CIP 11.0104In Georgia → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
Top 25 schools in Georgia
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 23 of the 43 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA Public · 5 feeder programs | 4,999 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $105,137 | 94% | — | 14% |
| 2 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,240 | Computer Science | $68,763 | 52% | — | 69% |
| 3 | Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,131 | Computer Science | $66,803 | 53% | — | 55% |
| 4 | University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 7 feeder programs | 587 | Computer Science | $79,546 | 90% | — | 38% |
| 5 | Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 254 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $47,825 | 25% | — | 100% |
| 6 | Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 209 | Information Technology | $63,616 | 55% | — | 88% |
| 7 | Strayer University - Georgia Chamblee, GA Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 182 | Information Technology | $67,315 | 21% | $18,224 | — |
| 8 | Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 156 | Information Technology | — | 21% | — | 95% |
| 9 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 144 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $54,133 | 37% | — | 68% |
| 10 | Emory University Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 138 | Computer Science | $80,623 | 91% | $20,586 | 11% |
| 11 | Columbus State University Columbus, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 116 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $56,660 | 42% | — | 99% |
| 12 | Clayton State University Morrow, GA Public · 4 feeder programs | 71 | Computer Science | $56,328 | 40% | — | 68% |
| 13 | DeVry University - Georgia Decatur, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 62 | Information Technology | — | 13% | $30,244 | 100% |
| 14 | University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 57 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $69,653 | 43% | — | 52% |
| 15 | Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 57 | Information Science/Studies | $51,888 | 42% | — | 72% |
| 16 | Augusta University Augusta, GA Public · 4 feeder programs | 55 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $57,415 | 49% | — | 86% |
| 17 | Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Human Computer Interaction | $83,500 | 69% | $44,902 | 83% |
| 18 | South University - Savannah Online Savannah, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 45 | Information Science/Studies | $44,682 | 7% | $28,691 | — |
| 19 | Mercer University Macon, GA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 42 | Computer Science | — | 70% | $22,641 | 69% |
| 20 | American InterContinental University - Atlanta Atlanta, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 34 | Information Technology | $51,687 | 21% | $17,531 | — |
| 21 | Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 32 | Information Technology | $42,285 | 38% | — | — |
| 22 | Albany State University Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | — | 31% | — | — |
| 23 | Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 27 | Computer Science | — | 41% | — | 75% |
| 24 | Spelman College Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $98,692 | 78% | $35,132 | 25% |
| 25 | Morehouse College Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Computer Science | — | 59% | $36,431 | 44% |
All 43 schools in Georgia
Every school in Georgia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta | Public | 4,999 | 5 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | Public | 1,240 | 5 |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta | Public | 1,131 | 3 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | Public | 587 | 7 |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon | Public | 254 | 3 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | Public | 209 | 3 |
| Strayer University - Georgia | Chamblee | Private for-profit | 182 | 3 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | Public | 156 | 1 |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | Public | 144 | 3 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | Private not-for-profit | 138 | 1 |
| Columbus State University | Columbus | Public | 116 | 3 |
| Clayton State University | Morrow | Public | 71 | 4 |
| DeVry University - Georgia | Decatur | Private for-profit | 62 | 1 |
| University of West Georgia | Carrollton | Public | 57 | 2 |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Public | 57 | 2 |
What computer and information research scientists earn in Georgia
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $140,300. Georgia pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Georgia
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Computer and Information Research Scientists page.
How to become a Computer
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Georgia
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 15 majors mapped to Computer and Information Research Scientists14 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
- 11.0102Artificial Intelligence
- 11.0103Information Technology
- 11.0104Informatics
- 11.0199Computer and Information Sciences, Other
- 11.0401Information Science/Studies
- 11.0701Computer Science
- 11.0804Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
- 11.0902Cloud Computing
- 26.1103Bioinformatics
- 30.3101Human Computer Interaction
- 30.7001Data Science, General
- 30.7099Data Science, Other
- 40.0512Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics(no graduates reported)
- 51.2706Medical Informatics
Common questions
Answers for people weighing computer and information research scientists programs in Georgia.
What degree do you need to become a Computer?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer and Information Sciences, General, which awarded 5,749 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 58.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Information Science/Studies, Biomathematics, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 9,902 people a year in Georgia.
How much do computer and information research scientists earn in Georgia?+
The median is $92,250 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 34.2% below the U.S. median of $140,300. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for computer and information research scientists growing?+
BLS projects a +19.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 3,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+
43 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do computer and information research scientists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Computer Scientist, Research Scientist, Computer Specialist, Control System Computer Scientist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1221.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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