Information Science at Northwood University

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Northwood University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and has a total student population of 2,541. In 2021, 14 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwood.

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.

Northwood Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at Northwood

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Northwood does offer online education options in IS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Northwood Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Northwood 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 Northwood 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
Most Popular Online Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools	20
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Information Science Schools	49
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
	65
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Value Information Science Schools	115
	116
Most Focused Information Science Schools	142
Most Popular Information Science Schools	170

IS Student Demographics at Northwood

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

Northwood Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from Northwood. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwood since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Northwood 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 Northwood University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwood 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

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	14

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 MI, the home state for Northwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Computer Science Professors	900	$98,450
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$103,350

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.