by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 494 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,132 and $19,119 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 239 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 54 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Computer Science at University of the District of Columbia
With a ranking of #6, Catholic University of America did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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