by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Computer & Information Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Northeastern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in CIS, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Northeastern paid an average of $1,579 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,264 | $25,264 |
| Fees | $294 | $294 |
The median early career salary of CIS students who receive their master’s degree from Northeastern is $110,878 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $75,650.
Northeastern does not offer an online option for its CIS master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.
About 24.2% of the students who received their MS in CIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in CIS at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 7.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 239 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Computer & Information Sciences | 306 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Software & Applications | 59 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 45 |
| Information Technology | 6 |
*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.