Computational Science at American University

If you are interested in studying computational science, you may want to check out the program at American University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American University in 2021, 2 of them were computational science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computational Science section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Computational Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Science

The American University Computational Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computational science progam at The American University 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 computational science major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computational 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
Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5

Computational Science Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Computational Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computational Science from The American University in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

The American University also has a doctoral program available in computational science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Computational Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computational 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.