Which Georgia computer science program has the lowest debt?

Emory University reports the lowest median federal debt, $15,250, with first-year pay of $80,623.

How much do computer science graduates earn in Georgia?

The median across 6 Georgia computer science bachelor's programs is $72,867 in the first year after graduating and $105,149 five years after.

How many computer science bachelor's programs are in Georgia?

6 Georgia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) Programs in Georgia, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Science

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Georgia computer science bachelor's program pays its graduates $72,867 in their first year, $2,467 more than the national median. Emory University reports the highest first-year pay ($80,623), and Emory University the lowest median debt ($15,250).

Median first-year pay$72,867National $70,400

Median pay after 5 years$105,149National $105,613

Median federal debt$22,750National $23,308

Debt-to-earnings32%National 34%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Emory UniversityAtlanta · private nonprofit	$80,623	$166,603	$15,250	19%
2	University of GeorgiaAthens · public	$79,546	$100,784	$22,500	28%
3	Georgia CollegeMilledgeville · public	$76,971	$95,024	$23,219	30%
4	Kennesaw StateKennesaw · public	$68,763	$106,400	$23,000	33%
5	Georgia StateAtlanta · public	$66,803	$105,149	$22,500	34%
6	Clayton StateMorrow · public	$56,328	Not reported	$31,000	55%

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia computer science program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$131,010

Median pay in Georgia. 49,700 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $80,110Top 10%: $176,000

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$173,940

Median pay in Georgia. 18,560 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $119,110Top 10%: $279,640

Data Scientists

$104,340

Median pay in Georgia. 9,260 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $67,750Top 10%: $170,010

Information Security Analysts

$128,970

Median pay in Georgia. 6,290 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $77,060Top 10%: $178,650

Common questions

Emory University in Atlanta reports the highest median first-year pay, $80,623. Its median federal debt is $15,250.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked331 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the computer science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024