Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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

NKU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CompSci

NKU Computer Science 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.

CompSci Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in compsci from NKU. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Of the students who received a compsci master's degree from NKU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	6

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers	5,700	$86,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420
Systems Software Developers	2,300	$84,300
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,510	$57,890

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.