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General Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

General Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if New Jersey Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

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 General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

NJIT General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
  • Master’s Degree in Information Science

NJIT General Information Science Rankings

The information science major at NJIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 information science, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at NJIT

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

NJIT General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science 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 information science.

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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 General Information Science Master’s Program

42% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of information science master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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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 information science.

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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

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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