Computer & Information Sciences at Rutgers University - Newark

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 13,231 students attend the school each year.

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.

Rutgers Newark Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Newark Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Rutgers Newark 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.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Rutgers University - Newark.

Rutgers Newark Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Rutgers Newark Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

39% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Newark with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - Newark. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	265
Information Science	24

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer User Support Specialists	13,910	$65,260
Computer Systems Analysts	13,710	$107,540

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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