Computer & Information Sciences at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2021, 47 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.

Georgetown 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

Online Classes Are Available at Georgetown

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Georgetown does offer online courses in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Georgetown Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

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 computer and information sciences major at Georgetown 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
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	259
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools	608
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,367

In 2021, 168 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Georgetown. This makes it the #77 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% 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 Georgetown since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Georgetown are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgetown Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 168 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	50
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 4 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 Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	134
Computer Science	85

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 Georgetown 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.