Evanston, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Systems Science and Theory at Northwestern University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $29,167 school-wide net price, and $89,363 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~16
- Schools with reported signal
- 43
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.7%
- Graduation rate
- 95.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,167/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $116,668
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,363/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($29,167), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($89,363), and peer averages from 43 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 43 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,510 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($19,076 above). Together, those evidence points place Northwestern University in the top 63% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.7% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.0% reported share · $8,752 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% reported share · $13,138 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% reported share · $14,860 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.5% reported share · $7,502 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.1% reported share · $9,552 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $14,251 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Systems Science and Theory accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Northwestern University, which is bigger than 33% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern University's average net price is $29,167 per year, about $116,668 over four years. That is $5,510 above the $23,657 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,363 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $19,076 above the $70,287 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern University #27 of 43 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.