Computer & Information Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Every 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 87 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RPI, about 70% were men and 30% 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Information Systems	61
Computer Science	33

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Computer & 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940

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.