2024 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Computer Science is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 230 master's degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Science in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer science.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in CompSci

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

34 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in computer science needs to look into Georgetown University. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computer science from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

174 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in computer science needs to check out George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in computer science from George Washington University

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Computer Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,856
Pennsylvania	248	463
Maryland	193	241
New Jersey	188	387
Delaware	109	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to CompSci

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	230

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	294
Information Science	137
Computer Software & Applications	90
Data Processing	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.