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Computer Information Systems at Northeastern University

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Computer Information Systems at Northeastern University

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 295 students received their master's degree in CIS.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CIS
  • Doctorate Degree in CIS

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

26% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 295 CIS majors earned their master's degree from Northeastern. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 56
International Students 188
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Systems Analysts 14,790 $94,510
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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