General Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study general information science, take a look at what Rutgers University - New Brunswick has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,074 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick in 2021, 423 of them were general information science majors.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers New Brunswick performed in these rankings.

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 information science major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	3
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
	16
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	39
Best General Information Science Schools	53
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	57
	59
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	103
	104
	129
Best Value General Information Science Schools	131

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in information science from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #20 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The information science program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 423 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	173
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	111
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Master’s Program

The information science program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 85 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	37
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 13 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.