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Computer Science at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Northwestern Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Northwestern 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 computer science major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 13
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 20
Best General Computer Science Schools 27
30
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 30
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 32
36
53
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 54
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 63
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 74
77
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 81
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 94
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 164
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 201
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 278
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 283
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 438

In 2021, 106 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Northwestern. This makes it the #32 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 40
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Northwestern Computer Science Master’s Program

29% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 computer science majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 67
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Programmers 11,350 $91,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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