General Information Science at Northwestern University

If you plan to study general information 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 approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 58 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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

Northwestern General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Northwestern General Information Science Rankings

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a master’s in information science from Northwestern in 2021, 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information 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
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.