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Computer & Information Sciences at Northwestern University

Computer & Information Sciences at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

31% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 64
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 45
International Students 144
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at Northwestern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 120
Information Science 42
Computer Information Systems 22

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 Northwestern 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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