Computer Information Systems at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a cis school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's cis program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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.

CIS Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cis 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 cis.

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

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of cis master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Artificial Intelligence	22
General Computer & Information Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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 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

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