General Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Rankings

The information science major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 information science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of information science master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Of the students who received a information science 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 information science.

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

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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

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