Georgia·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-2099

Best Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

All mathematical scientists not listed.

33 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 765 people a year. The job pays a median of in Georgia across about 100 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBiotechnicianBioinformatics AnalystBioinformatics SpecialistScientific Informatics AnalystGeometerCryptanalystCryptologistData Analyst
Graduates / yr
765
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
100
people employed
Schools
33
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
51%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,022
per year, IPEDS

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.

8 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.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 27.0101In Georgia
456
59.6%
32$48,772$21,544
2
CIP 27.0305In Georgia
135
17.6%
2$60,930$21,143
3
CIP 30.3001In Georgia
85
11.1%
2$50,745$27,000
4
CIP 27.9999In Georgia
39
5.1%
3$59,063$21,500
5
CIP 27.0301In Georgia
21
2.7%
3$60,930$21,143
6
CIP 30.0801In Georgia
16
2.1%
1$89,651$23,175
7
CIP 26.1104In Georgia
7
0.9%
1$72,338$18,500
8
CIP 27.0399In Georgia
6
0.8%
1$60,930$21,143

Top 25 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 33 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA Public · 4 feeder programs
218Mathematics, General94%14%
2University of Georgia
Athens, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
141Computational Science90%38%
3Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA Public · 4 feeder programs
131Mathematics, General$43,31553%55%
4Emory University
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
78Mathematics and Statistics, Other91%$20,58611%
5University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
25Mathematics, General$45,53337%68%
6Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
24Mathematics, General52%69%
7Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
20Mathematics, General$35,51155%88%
8Columbus State University
Columbus, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
17Mathematics, General42%99%
9University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
11Mathematics, General43%52%
10Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
8Mathematics, General25%100%
11Spelman College
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Mathematics, General78%$35,13225%
12Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Mathematics, General49%$36,71764%
13Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
7Mathematics, General41%66%
14Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Mathematics, General54%$21,02288%
15Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
6Mathematics, General71%$23,94762%
16Augusta University
Augusta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General49%86%
17Berry College
Mount Berry, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General69%$20,10864%
18Dalton State College
Dalton, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General25%
19Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General21%95%
20Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General38%
21Young Harris College
Young Harris, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General42%$10,83263%
22College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
4Mathematics, General26%98%
23LaGrange College
Lagrange, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General47%$19,28362%
24Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General59%$36,43144%
25Piedmont University
Demorest, GA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
3Applied Mathematics, General47%$20,04993%

All 33 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.

All schools in Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main CampusAtlantaPublic2184
University of GeorgiaAthensPublic1412
Georgia State UniversityAtlantaPublic1314
Emory UniversityAtlantaPrivate not-for-profit784
University of North GeorgiaDahlonegaPublic251
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesawPublic241
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboroPublic201
Columbus State UniversityColumbusPublic172
University of West GeorgiaCarrolltonPublic111
Middle Georgia State UniversityMaconPublic81
Spelman CollegeAtlantaPrivate not-for-profit81
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlantaPrivate not-for-profit71
Fort Valley State UniversityFort ValleyPublic71
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlantaPrivate not-for-profit71
Agnes Scott CollegeDecaturPrivate not-for-profit61

What mathematical science occupations, all other earn in Georgia

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Georgia
Mean annual
Jobs in state
100
Job concentration
0.89×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$93,320median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.0%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
200
5,000 → 5,200
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

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 Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other page.

How to become a Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingActive LearningWritingSpeaking

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 14 majors mapped to Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 26.1104Computational Biology
  • 26.1199Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • 27.0101Mathematics, General
  • 27.0301Applied Mathematics, General
  • 27.0303Computational Mathematics
  • 27.0304Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • 27.0305Financial Mathematics
  • 27.0306Mathematical Biology
  • 27.0399Applied Mathematics, Other
  • 27.9999Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
  • 30.3001Computational Science
  • 30.4901Mathematical Economics
  • 30.5001Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science(no graduates reported)

Common questions

Answers for people weighing mathematical science occupations, all other programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become a Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Mathematics, General, which awarded 456 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 59.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, Mathematics and Statistics, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 765 people a year in Georgia.

Is demand for mathematical science occupations, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+

33 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 8 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 mathematical science occupations, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Biotechnician, Bioinformatics Analyst, Bioinformatics Specialist, Scientific Informatics Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-2099.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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