Computer & Information Sciences at Northwood University

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

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and approximately 2,541 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Northwood.

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

Northwood Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Northwood

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northwood offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Northwood Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Northwood compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 computer and information sciences major at Northwood is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools	272
	318
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
	415
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	496
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	881
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,526
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,904

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northwood

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Northwood University.

Northwood Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from Northwood in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwood since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Northwood are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwood University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northwood also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences 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 Northwood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Science	14
Computer Information Systems	3

Related Majors

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Northwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Computer User Support Specialists	19,090	$50,640
Computer Systems Analysts	15,420	$83,900
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.