Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from NJIT.

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

NJIT Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS
• Doctorate Degree in IS

NJIT Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS 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 IS major at NJIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	4
	6
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
	9
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Information Science Schools	17
Most Popular Information Science Schools	17
Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	20
	21
Best Information Science Schools	26
	34
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	41
	43
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value Information Science Schools	101

In 2021, 166 students received their master’s degree in IS from NJIT. This makes it the #9 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NJIT IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJIT is $60,030. This is 14% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at NJIT

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

NJIT Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The IS program at NJIT awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at NJIT since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NJIT Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students earned a master's degree in IS from NJIT. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men.

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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NJIT also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Jersey Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	217

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.