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Information Science at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 58 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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

Northwestern Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS
  • Master’s Degree in IS

Northwestern Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
Most Focused Information Science Schools 171

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in IS from Northwestern. This makes it the #41 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from Northwestern Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $94,536. This is 79% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

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IS Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Information Science Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 58 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 16
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Northwestern Information Science Master’s Program

45% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 students who graduated with a master’s in IS from Northwestern in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Science Professors 1,430 $83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists 500 $113,350

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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