Computer Software & Applications at Northeastern University

Every computer software & applications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer software program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software
• Master’s Degree in Computer Software

Northeastern Computer Software & Applications Rankings

The computer software major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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.

Computer Software Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer software bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer software 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of computer software 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	131
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

The following computer software 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
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	113

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Graphic Designers	5,680	$64,010
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380
Web Developers	4,220	$84,300
Database Administrators	2,900	$98,620

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
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.