Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and approximately 7,479 students attend the school each year. 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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

FDU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at FDU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 computer science 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 General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	160
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	184
	192
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	251
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	266
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
	332
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Best General Computer Science Schools	372
	388
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	531

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at FDU

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

FDU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from FDU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in computer science from FDU. About 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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 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

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