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Computer & Information Sciences at George Washington University

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Computer & Information Sciences at George Washington University

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, 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. Of the 3,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 175 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

GWU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how GWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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
65
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 87

In 2021, 477 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from GWU. This makes it the #17 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

37% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 175 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from GWU in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 43
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 69
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

GWU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

30% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 477 students who graduated with a master’s in computer and information sciences from GWU in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were 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 and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 105
International Students 256
Other Races/Ethnicities 40

GWU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 243
Information Technology 227
Computer Software & Applications 106
Information Science 86
Computer Information Systems 71
Data Processing 2
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Computer Workers 18,040 $117,540
Computer User Support Specialists 4,110 $71,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,020 $168,500
Computer Systems Analysts 3,630 $106,790

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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