General Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 415 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Northeastern.

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

Northeastern General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Northeastern General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Northeastern 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 Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	8
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
	10
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	10
	14
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
	27
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best General Computer Science Schools	40
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	41
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	210

In 2021, 294 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Northeastern. This makes it the #9 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 415 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Northeastern. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	101
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	187
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Northeastern General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 294 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	55
International Students	188
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Artificial Intelligence

Careers That Computer and 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,880	$91,470
Computer Network Architects	6,000	$121,700

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

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