Computer & Information Sciences at New York University

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what New York University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,752 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 2021, 522 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

NYU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NYU does offer online courses in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NYU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at NYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information 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.

In 2021, 1,158 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from NYU. This makes it the #6 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at New York University.

NYU Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 522 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from NYU. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	150
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	80
International Students	191
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

NYU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of computer and information sciences 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 York University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	99
International Students	868
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

NYU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and 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 New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	1,040
Information Technology	431
Computer Software & Applications	187
Information Science	36
Other Computer & Information Sciences	14

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940

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 Cincin12 under License

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