Computer Science at George Washington University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

GWU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at GWU 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 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 Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
	50
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best General Computer Science Schools	59
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	282
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310

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

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

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 computer science. In 2021, 15 students 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 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.