Computer Science at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 47 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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.

Georgetown Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown 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 computer science major at Georgetown 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 General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	9
Most Popular General Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	9
	15
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	18
	19
	29
	34
Best General Computer Science Schools	40
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	91
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	153
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	155
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	309
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	539
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	567

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Georgetown. This makes it the #92 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Georgetown are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgetown Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgetown 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	5
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 4 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 Georgetown 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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.