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Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Information Science Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Information Science Rankings

The is major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in is, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Information Science Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in is.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 134
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 78
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

Rutgers New Brunswick Information Science Master’s Program

72% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of is master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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Of the students who received a is master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in is.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 50
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Information Science

The following is concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 521

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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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