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Computer Science at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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

NIU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

NIU Computer Science Rankings

CompSci Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Computer Science Master’s Program

24% Women
Of the 42 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NIU, about 76% were men and 24% were 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Programmers 11,350 $91,860

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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