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General Information Science at Northwestern University

58 Bachelor's Degrees
40 Master's Degrees
#1 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. Also, learn how Northwestern ranks among other schools offering degrees in information science.

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General Information Science Degrees Available at Northwestern

Northwestern Information Science Rankings

The bachelor's program at Northwestern was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for information science list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Information Science Schools 1
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Information Science Graduates 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) 2
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools 2
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best General Information Science Graduate Degree Schools 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) 7
Highest Paid General Information Science Graduates 8
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) 8
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Information Science Graduates 9
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for General Information Science 30
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 32
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid) 33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid) 37
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid) 56
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) 81
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science 96
Best General Information Science Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 107
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Information Science 109
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) 123
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 127
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science 129
Best General Information Science Colleges for Veterans 183
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science 189

Popularity of Information Science at Northwestern

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern University handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in general 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 information science from Northwestern. This makes it the #41 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Northwestern Information Science Students

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

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

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in information science.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 16
Non-Resident Aliens 12
Other Races 9

Northwestern General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of information science master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in information science.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
Non-Resident Aliens 12
Other Races 1

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