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Computer Science at George Washington University

Computer Science at George Washington 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 computer science program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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

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

GWU Computer Science Rankings

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Computer Science Master’s Program

19% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 98
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 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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