General Computer & Information Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, take a look at what New Jersey Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 191 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from NJIT.

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

NJIT General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

NJIT General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how NJIT performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at NJIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
	12
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	19
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	25
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
	47
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
Best General Computer Science Schools	86
	96
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
	191
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	239

In 2021, 166 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from NJIT. This makes it the #15 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 191 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from NJIT. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	74
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	67
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NJIT General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students graduated with a master's degree in computer and information sciences from NJIT. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	122
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NJIT also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Systems Analysts	13,710	$107,540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,370	$99,070
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Computer Network Architects	5,160	$124,310

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.