Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Why consider finishing your bachelor's in information technology at Northeastern?
Today’s businesses want leaders with experience in programming, system and network administration, IT project management, and Web and multimedia design—and the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Northeastern University will prepare you to meet that demand.
By earning your BS in Information Technology, you will have the opportunity to:
- Develop strengths in the analysis, development, implementation, integration, and management of information technology systems through a challenge-based learning approach with an experiential focus.
- Acquire the skills necessary to communicate effectively with leaders, managers, team members, and end-users as well as solve problems for organizations using information technology.
- Gain an understanding of the impact information technology has on customers, companies, and society through courses taught by industry experts.
- Acquire hands-on, real-world experience through experiential learning projects, and connect with our extensive network of IT professionals at leading organizations, such as EMC, United Technologies, Wayfair, and BAE Systems.
- Choose from diverse concentrations with high industry growth that cover the critical technology areas of programming for traditional, web, and mobile applications, and for networking, database, and information security.
There's still time to enroll in our next term! Apply today and complete your degree 100% online in as little as 2 years.
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Potential careers (with median salaries) for graduates of the BS IT program include:
- Computer network architect:*$112,690
- Computer programmer:*$86,550
- Database administrator:*$97,750
- Information security analyst:*$99,730
- Software developer:*$107,510
- Computer systems analyst:*$90,290
*Source - Bureau Labor of Statistics, 2019
Scholarship Opportunities
The College of Professional Studies offers a number of scholarship opportunities (up to $15,000) for our students. These scholarships, which are supported by alumni and faculty, are based on a student’s demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, and/or personal circumstances. Scholarships are awarded at several times throughout the academic year.
Some of the scholarship opportunities that are available to eligible domestic and international students in the BS in Information Technology program include:
- Lowell Institute Scholarships (up to $15,000)
- Professional Advancement Scholarships (up to $10,000)
- Dean's "Break Through" Scholarship (up to $10,000)
- Community College Scholarships (up to $5,000)
- Ruby Linn Scholarship for Servicemembers and Veterans (up to $10,000)
"The demand for Information Technology talent continues to increase and this trend will only grow over time. Our program provides hands-on experience in the tools that employers expect. But even more importantly, our program fosters the critical thinking skills that help make sure our students will be able to handle future skills and tools that our profession hasn’t yet invented. We help students develop the communication and teamwork skills that IT professionals use to understand business needs and work with a variety of users to create highly effective solutions."
- Lynda Hodgeson, lead faculty for the BS IT programAbout Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.