Information Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at New Jersey Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from NJIT.

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

NJIT Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

NJIT Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at NJIT 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 IT major at NJIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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 Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	29
Best Information Technology Schools	32
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	43
	50
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	63
	109
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Best Value Information Technology Schools	181

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in IT from NJIT. This makes it the #60 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from NJIT. About 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	57
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

NJIT Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 IT majors earned their master's degree from NJIT. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 51% better 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 master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Systems Analysts	13,710	$107,540
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370
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.