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BS in Computer Information Systems
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AS in Information Technologies
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The bachelor's program at Northwestern was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for is list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern University handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in information science. This is an increase of 16% over the previous year when 50 degrees were handed out.
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.
The median salary of is students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $94,536. This is higher than $52,802, which is the national median for all is bachelor's degree recipients.
IS majors graduating with a master's degree from Northwestern make a median salary of $101,303 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all is graduates with a master's is $72,151.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Northwestern, is students borrow a median amount of $12,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all is bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,191.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at Northwestern University.
The is program at Northwestern awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in is.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 16 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 12 |
Other Races | 9 |
Of the 40 students who earned a master's degree in Information Science from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in is.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 12 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 12 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 227 |
Computer Information Systems | 25 |
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