General Information Science at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 information science 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 Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Northeastern General Information Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Best General Information Science Schools	30
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Value General Information Science Schools	207
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	309
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	352

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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.