Information Science at Northeastern University

If you plan to study information science, take a look at what Northeastern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Northeastern.

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.

Northeastern Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Northeastern Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Northeastern 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
	3
	8
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Information Science Schools	30
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Value Information Science Schools	207
Most Popular Information Science Schools	309
Most Focused Information Science Schools	352

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from Northeastern. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northeastern. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in IS.

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	2

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Science Professors	1,010	$106,670
Computer and Information Research Scientists	720	$116,920

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.