General Information Science at Rutgers University - Newark

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - Newark is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

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 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 Newark General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Rutgers Newark General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science 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 information science major at Rutgers Newark 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
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
	54
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Information Science Schools	76
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
	99
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	118
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value General Information Science Schools	147
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	232

Information Science Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rutgers Newark. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - Newark with a bachelor's in information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 0 student 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 - 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.