Information Technology at Northeastern University

If you plan to study information technology, 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. Of the 4,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021, 19 of them were information technology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Northeastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	12
Best Information Technology Schools	40
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in IT from Northeastern. This makes it the #176 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in IT from Northeastern. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 63% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northeastern Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of IT master's degrees went to men and 50% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.