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. Of the 8,803 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick in 2021, 423 of them were information science majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in IS

Rutgers New Brunswick Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers New Brunswick performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	57

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in IS from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #20 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do IS Graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $50,779. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 423 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	173
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	111
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Rutgers New Brunswick Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 85 IS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers New Brunswick, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	37
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.