General Computer & Information Sciences at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267. In 2021, 37 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwest.

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.

Northwest General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northwest General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Northwest 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 Northwest 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
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	35
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	69
	74
	126
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	153
Best General Computer Science Schools	169
	183
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	185
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Northwest. This makes it the #58 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from Northwest in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwest General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from Northwest. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwest also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Computer Systems Analysts	12,570	$83,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,620	$82,160
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,410	$130,610
Computer Network Architects	2,880	$99,880

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.