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Computer Science at Northwestern University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 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.

Northwestern Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Northwestern Computer Science Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Computer Science Master’s Program

29% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 106 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 67
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Northwestern 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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