Computer Information Systems at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Northwestern.

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

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Northwestern 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 CIS major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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 Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
	23
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	23
	31
	70
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	142
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	177
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	239
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	434
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	545
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	672
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	757
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,255

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Northwestern. This makes it the #143 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

CIS Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from Northwestern. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 75% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in CIS.

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

Northwestern Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Artificial Intelligence	22
General Computer & Information Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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