Computer Science at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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

NIU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

NIU Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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.

CompSci Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NIU Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	170

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.