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Northeastern University PhD in Computer Information Systems

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The 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. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in CIS, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in CIS from Northeastern Cost?

$25,558 Average Tuition and Fees

Northeastern Graduate Tuition and Fees

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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$25,264$25,264
Fees$294$294

Does Northeastern Offer an Online PhD in CIS?

Northeastern does not offer an online option for its CIS doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.

Northeastern Doctorate Student Diversity for CIS

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
30.8% Women
7.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 13 students received their doctor’s degree in CIS. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 30.8% of the CIS students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.7% of the CIS doctor’s degrees at Northeastern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White3
International Students9
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in CIS Focus Areas at Northeastern

Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences13

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.

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