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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

12 Colleges
$67,141 Avg Salary
$31,885 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 1,354 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for computer and information sciences students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Computer & Information Sciences majors at GWU take out an average of $23,197 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for computer and information sciences students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

On average, computer and information sciences graduates from Georgetown take out $13,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Strayer University - Global Region take out is $43,983.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 12 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 12 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, Career Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the large city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Computer & Information Sciences majors at Career Technical Institute take out an average of $7,652 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Strayer University - District of Columbia take out is $43,983.

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Catholic University of America ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,444
Pennsylvania 9,652
New York 18,431
Maryland 10,192
Delaware 808

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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