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Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Illinois University

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Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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

NIU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

NIU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

36% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer and information sciences program at NIU awarded 118 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 101
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 76
Computer Science 42

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Computer Systems Analysts 28,130 $89,370
Computer User Support Specialists 24,920 $53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570

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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