Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the is program at New Jersey Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 students attend the school each year.

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

NJIT Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

NJIT Information Science Rankings

The is major at NJIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in is, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its is bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NJIT Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of is master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a master's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a is 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	217

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in is 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370
Computer Science Professors	1,390	$105,890
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,080	$127,420

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.