Computer Science at Georgetown 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 compsci program at Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,593 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2019, 47 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Georgetown Computer Science Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in CompSci (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Georgetown Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Georgetown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Georgetown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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
Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	5
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	531

In 2019, 21 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Georgetown. This makes it the #112 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Georgetown CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $77,900. This is 22% higher than $63,700, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Georgetown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Georgetown University.

Georgetown Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from Georgetown. About 77% were men and 23% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Georgetown are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgetown Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from Georgetown in 2019, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 Georgetown 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.