Information Technology at Northeastern University

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Northeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Northeastern.

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

Northeastern Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Northeastern Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT 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 IT major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	12
	15
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Information Technology Schools	40
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	192
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	348
Best Value Information Technology Schools	358
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	822

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in IT from Northeastern. This makes it the #176 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northeastern Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 2 IT students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following IT concentations are available at Northeastern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	21

Related Majors

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

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,880	$91,470
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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.