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Northwestern University PhD in Computer Science

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in computer science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Computer Science from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online PhD in Computer Science?

Online degrees for the Northwestern computer science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for Computer Science

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
27.3% Women
18.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 doctor’s degrees in computer science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 27.3% of the computer science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 18.2% of computer science doctor’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 10%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White2
International Students7
Other Races/Ethnicities0

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*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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