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Computer Science at Howard University

If you are interested in studying computer science, 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 10,859 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Howard Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Howard Computer Science Rankings

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 Master’s Program

40% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from Howard. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

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In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 66% 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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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