Computer Science at American University

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from The American University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

The American University Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	64
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	79
	93
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
Best General Computer Science Schools	131
	132
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	178
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	229
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	245
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	295
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	374
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	571
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	692

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in computer science from The American University. This makes it the #229 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at American University.

The American University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from The American University. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The American University Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 computer science majors earned their master's degree from The American University. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510
Information Security Analysts	1,660	$118,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.