General Computer & Information Sciences at New York University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if New York University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 424 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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.

NYU 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

NYU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at NYU 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 and information sciences major at NYU 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 Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	6
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	16
	17
	21
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best General Computer Science Schools	42
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	93
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	261

In 2021, 491 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from NYU. This makes it the #3 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at NYU awarded 424 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 York University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	129
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	58
International Students	160
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

NYU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at NYU awarded 491 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	37
International Students	372
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

NYU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• Informatics

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Computer Network Architects	8,660	$113,300
Database Administrators	7,100	$99,000

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 Cincin12 under License

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