Information Science at Northwestern University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS 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. Of the 168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2021, 58 of them were information science majors.

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

Northwestern Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

Northwestern Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Northwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information 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 Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	2
Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best Information Science Schools	3
	3
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	4
	9
	10
Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Information Science Schools	37
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Information Science Schools	118
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused Information Science Schools	171

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in IS from Northwestern. This makes it the #41 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Northwestern IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $94,536. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 79% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Northwestern Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 40 IS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS 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
General Information Science	100

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Science Professors	1,430	$83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	500	$113,350

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.