Computer & Information Sciences at Essex County College

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at Essex County College stacks up to those at other schools.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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

Essex Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Essex Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Essex County College.

Essex Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

17% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer & information sciences graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming	30
Information Technology	16

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information 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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer User Support Specialists	13,910	$65,260
Computer Systems Analysts	13,710	$107,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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