General Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if New Jersey Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

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

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

NJIT General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science
• Doctorate Degree in Information Science

NJIT General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science 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 information science major at NJIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	4
	6
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
	9
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	17
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	17
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	20
	21
Best General Information Science Schools	26
	34
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	41
	43
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value General Information Science Schools	101

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at NJIT

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

NJIT General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from NJIT in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 information science majors earned their master's degree from NJIT. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information 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 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

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