General Information Science at Rutgers University - Newark
If you plan to study general information science, 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 has a total student population of 13,231.
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 Newark General Information Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
Rutgers Newark General Information Science Rankings
The information science major at Rutgers Newark 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.
Information Science Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Rutgers University - Newark.
Rutgers Newark General Information Science Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - Newark with a bachelor's in information science.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 - Newark.
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.