Information Science at Rutgers University - Newark

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS 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, 24 of them were information science majors.

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

Rutgers Newark Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Rutgers Newark Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS 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 IS major at Rutgers Newark is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
	54
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Information Science Schools	76
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
	99
Most Popular Information Science Schools	118
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value Information Science Schools	147
Most Focused Information Science Schools	232

How Much Do IS Graduates from Rutgers Newark Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers Newark is $50,779. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Rutgers University - Newark.

Rutgers Newark Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from Rutgers Newark. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	24

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.