2024 Best Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia
3Colleges in District of Columbia
494CompSci Degrees Awarded
$81,132Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in computer science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #12 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 494 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Science in District of Columbia
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the compsci degree levels they offer.
Georgetown University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in computer science. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 85 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Those computer science students who get their degree from Georgetown University earn $12,361 more than the standard compsci graduate.
George Washington University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in computer science. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 243 computer science students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the compsci program earn an average of $75,984 in the first couple years of their career.
American University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 33 computer science students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the compsci program earn about $73,918 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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