Computer & Information Sciences at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2021, 31 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

NSU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NSU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NSU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at NSU 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 computer and information sciences major at NSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools	191
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	956
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,984

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from NSU. This is the #598 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

NSU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at NSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NSU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Science	31

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer User Support Specialists	3,480	$47,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,540	$68,380
Computer Programmers	2,150	$77,450

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.