Reboot your life with a career in Computer Science

Obtain a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and launch your career.

Careers in computer science are making a huge comeback and even stand among the top professions for graduates in the next ten years.  Graduates of computer science programs make above average salaries and enjoy careers in a field that is always evolving.

A B.S. in Computer Science teaches you how to write software and qualifies you to work in the following positions:

Careers in Computer Science are on the rise for the following reasons:

• Baby boomers retirement means more IT jobs for grads
• Entry level IT salaries are increasing
• Dropping enrollments in computer science means higher demand for IT grads
• Software developers needed in mobile technology
• Profile of a Google developer (pdf format)

Classes are offered part-time during evenings and weekends either online or at these convenient locations:

• NIU Rockford—bachelor’s degree only 
• Oakbrook, IL—masters degree only
• NIU Hoffman Estates—masters degree only

For more information please visit the Department of Computer Science at www.cs.niu.edu/

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Now is the time for you. 

When we hire a Northern Illinois University computer science graduate, we know we are obtaining an individual with strong technical skills who will be able to contribute immediately to our projects.”

 ~Brad Anderson
   Technology Practice Leader
   Hewitt and Associates
   Lincolnshire, IL

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