Computer & Information Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 294 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from RPI.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how RPI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
	82
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	117

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from RPI. This makes it the #138 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and 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 and information sciences majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at RPI awarded 294 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	110
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RPI also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.