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Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Kentucky University

Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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

NKU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

NKU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at NKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 & Information Sciences Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 123
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NKU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

43% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a computer & information sciences master's degree from NKU, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 131
Information Science 57
Information Technology 8
Computer Science 6

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Computer User Support Specialists 6,180 $48,700
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer Systems Analysts 4,310 $71,500
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,190 $64,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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