Computer & IS Security at George Washington University

If you plan to study computer and IS security, 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. Of the 175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 65 of them were computer and IS security majors.

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

GWU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

GWU Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
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	5
	5
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	131
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	174

In 2021, 144 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from GWU. This makes it the #6 most popular school for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at George Washington University.

GWU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

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 Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's degrees went to men and 31% 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 and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,960	$99,920
Information Security Analysts	1,660	$118,080
Computer Network Architects	1,010	$123,200
Database Administrators	850	$95,710

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

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