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Computer Science at American University

Computer Science at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

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.

The American University Computer Science Degrees Available

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

The American University Computer Science Rankings

Computer Science Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Computer Science Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 American 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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