Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern University

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & 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 & information sciences 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.

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.

Northeastern Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	196
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	276
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Northeastern Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	95
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	115
International Students	835
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	725
Computer Software & Applications	113
Computer Systems Networking	42
Information Technology	21
Information Science	2

Communications Technologies & Support

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 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 User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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