2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in computer software & applications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #50 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in computer software & applications during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer software & applications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer software & applications students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer software & applications students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer software & applications related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer software & applications students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Software & Applications in Georgia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer software & applications students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Computer Software

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

19 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in computer software & applications. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in computer software & applications from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

23 Annual Graduates

$94,478 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a master's degree in computer software & applications. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.

Students who graduate with their master's from the computer software program report average early career earnings of $94,478.

More information about a master’s in computer software & applications from University of Georgia

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	16
Virginia	182	328
North Carolina	178	158
Tennessee	166	64
Alabama	151	5
Louisiana	147	6
West Virginia	112	3

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Computer Software & Applications Related Rankings by Major

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design	23
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	19

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	3,148
Computer Science	606
Information Technology	359
Information Science	55

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.