Data Science at Northwestern University

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a data science school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's data science 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 Data Science section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Data Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science

Northwestern Data Science Rankings

The data science major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Data 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.

Data Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Data Science Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of data science bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical data science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its data science 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 data science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Data Science

Data Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

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
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