Information Technology at Northeastern University

What traits are you looking for in a it school? To help you decide if Northeastern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's it program.

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Northeastern Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

IT Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical it bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at Northeastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of it master's degrees went to men and 29% 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following it 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
Computer & IS Security	21

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,880	$91,470
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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

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