Computer Science at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Northwestern 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	37
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Northwestern Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 27% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	95
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	227

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science

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 Northwestern 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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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