Computer Science at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

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.

GWU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

GWU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at GWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at GWU 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
Most Focused Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
	20
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	22
	23
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
	50
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Computer Science Schools	59
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Computer Science Schools	188
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	582

In 2021, 174 students received their master’s degree in compsci from GWU. This makes it the #22 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of GWU CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $75,984. This is 20% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at George Washington University.

GWU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from GWU in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 174 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from GWU in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	147
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	243

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Data Processing
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science
• Computer Software & Applications

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 George Washington 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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.