Computer Information Systems at Northeastern University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
Master’s Degree in CIS

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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 cis, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

32% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical cis bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cis 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 cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	174
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	235
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Northeastern Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

42% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of cis master's degrees went to men and 42% 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 cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	88
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	90
International Students	608
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	724
Artificial Intelligence	1

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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 and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

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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