Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479. Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus in 2021, 12 of them were computer science majors.

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

FDU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

FDU Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how FDU 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 compsci major at FDU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best Value Computer Science Schools	160
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	184
	192
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	251
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	266
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
	332
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Best Computer Science Schools	372
	388
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	531

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in compsci from FDU. This makes it the #106 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

CompSci Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at FDU awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at FDU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FDU Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from FDU in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FDU also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	40

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Programmers	9,930	$85,750
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.