Computer & Information Sciences at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Northwestern performed in these rankings.

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 Northwestern 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 Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	844

In 2021, 168 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Northwestern. This makes it the #77 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Northwestern. About 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	57
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Northwestern Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 computer and information sciences majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences 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 Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	227
Information Science	100
Computer Information Systems	25

Related Majors

• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.