General Computer & Information Sciences at Rutgers University - Newark

Every general computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at Rutgers University - Newark stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231. Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - Newark in 2021, 75 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

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.

Rutgers Newark General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Rutgers Newark General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Rutgers Newark compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 computer and information sciences major at Rutgers Newark 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
	48
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best General Computer Science Schools	76
	79
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	151
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	206
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	368

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers Newark, about 75% were men and 25% were 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 Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	11
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rutgers Newark also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Systems Analysts	13,710	$107,540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,370	$99,070
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Computer Network Architects	5,160	$124,310

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.