Information Technology at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. In 2021, 65 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

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

GWU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

GWU Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how GWU performed in these rankings.

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 IT major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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
	5
	5
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Information Technology Schools	19
	20
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	30
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	32
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114

In 2021, 144 students received their master’s degree in IT from GWU. This makes it the #9 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IT Graduates from GWU Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $74,168. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 45% higher than the national average of $51,250 for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

IT Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from GWU. About 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GWU Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 144 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from GWU in 2021, 69% were men and 31% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	61
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

GWU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	227

Related Majors

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

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer User Support Specialists	4,110	$71,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,960	$99,920

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.