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Computer & Information Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Computer & Information Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.

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.

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at RPI 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 78
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 106
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

21% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 295
Computer Information Systems 93

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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