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Computer Science at George Washington University

If you plan to study computer science, 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 has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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.

GWU Computer Science Degrees Available

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

GWU Computer Science Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Computer Science Master’s Program

20% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students earned a master's degree in compsci from GWU. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 147
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 George Washington 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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