Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. Of the 294 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2021, 262 of them were computer science majors.

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

RPI Computer Science Degrees Available

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

RPI Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how RPI 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 compsci major at RPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	15
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
	28
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
	46
	47
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	53
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	54
Best Computer Science Schools	61
	68
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	204
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
Best Value Computer Science Schools	354

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in compsci from RPI. This makes it the #115 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of RPI CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at RPI is $83,880. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 262 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from RPI. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	97
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

RPI Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from RPI in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RPI also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	295

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.