General Computer Engineering at Northwestern University

Every general computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general computer engineering program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Computer Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern General Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Computer Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Computer Engineering

Northwestern General Computer Engineering Rankings

The general computer engineering major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer Engineering. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general computer engineering, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Computer Engineering Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of general computer engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general computer engineering 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 general computer engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern General Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of general computer engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% 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 general computer engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That General Computer Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general computer engineering 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
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Computer Network Architects	5,310	$114,780
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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.