Learning Sciences at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a learning sciences school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's learning sciences program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in learning sciences from Northwestern.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Learning Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Learning Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Learning Sciences

Northwestern Learning Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the learning sciences progam at Northwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The learning sciences major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Learning Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Learning Sciences Schools	1
Best Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	2
Most Popular Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Learning Sciences Schools	15
Best Value Learning Sciences Schools	18

Learning Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the learning sciences majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 learning sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical learning sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in learning sciences at Northwestern are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its learning sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in learning sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in learning sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Learning Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in learning sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050
Social Scientists	650	$78,140
Education, Training, and Library Workers	450	$40,200

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.