Computer Science at Howard University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 2021, 64 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Howard Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Howard Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci 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 compsci major at Howard 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 Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	177
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	212
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	215
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	220

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Howard. This makes it the #220 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Howard University.

Howard Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from Howard in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from Howard in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	72

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.