General Computer & Information Sciences at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 9,399 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 57 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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

Howard General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Howard General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Howard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular General Computer & Information Sciences Schools	172
Most Popular General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	178
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Schools	222

In 2019, 1 student received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Howard. This is the #178 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Howard University.

Howard General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 1 computer and information sciences major earned their master's degree from Howard.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2019, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Computer Systems Analysts	3,630	$106,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,960	$99,920
Computer Network Architects	1,010	$123,200

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.