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2025 Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

64 Colleges in the Southeast Region
6,446 Bachelor's Degrees
$66,834 Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Science is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 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.

College Factual looked at 64 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6,446 bachelor's degrees in computer science to qualified students.

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

Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of computer science for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality compsci program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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 bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Science in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

12 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in CompSci

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Duke University
Durham, NC
410 Annual Graduates
$133,356 Median Starting Salary
$48,380 Median Student Debt

Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in computer science. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer science degree program at Duke University make $66,522 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in computer science needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer science major at Vanderbilt University get $55,410 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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427 Annual Graduates
$90,293 Median Starting Salary
$37,449 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer science. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Those computer science students who get their bachelor's degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receive $23,459 more than the standard compsci student.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in computer science needs to check out Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer science program at Emory University earn $13,789 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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287 Annual Graduates
$85,809 Median Starting Salary
$26,300 Median Student Debt

NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.

Computer Science bachelor's degree recipients from North Carolina State University receive an earnings boost of about $18,975 above the average earnings of computer science majors.

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247 Annual Graduates
$79,546 Median Starting Salary
$25,568 Median Student Debt

Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.

Those computer science students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Georgia make $12,712 more than the average compsci graduate.

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Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.

Computer Science bachelor's degree recipients from Tulane University of Louisiana get an earnings boost of approximately $23,994 above the average earnings of computer science graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer science from Tulane University of Louisiana

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Those computer science students who get their bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University receive $8,791 more than the average compsci grad.

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644 Annual Graduates
$67,704 Median Starting Salary
$18,405 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the compsci program report average early career income of $67,704.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer science degree program at William & Mary earn $18,122 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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357 Annual Graduates
$66,803 Median Starting Salary
$13,934 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the compsci program state that they receive average early career income of $66,803.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer science from Georgia State University

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111 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Lakeland, Florida Poly is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in computer science from Florida Polytechnic University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
14 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
15 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
16 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
17 Auburn University Auburn, AL
18 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
19 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
20 Harding University Searcy, AR
21 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 225 404
Georgia 224 930
Tennessee 220 677
North Carolina 213 2,252
Virginia 213 338
South Carolina 195 68
Kentucky 187 64
Alabama 184 170
Louisiana 171 556
Mississippi 169 36
Arkansas 167 146
West Virginia 147 86

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 6,446

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 12,491
Information Technology 2,534
Information Science 1,510
Computer Systems Networking 184
Computer Programming 179
Computer Software & Applications 128
Computer Systems Analysis 74
Data Processing 26
Other Computer & Information Sciences 11

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