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Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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

RPI Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

RPI Computer Science Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Computer Science Master’s Program

12% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 and Information Systems Managers 27,070 $190,310
Systems Software Developers 19,690 $115,120
Computer Programmers 15,380 $91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists 12,930 $79,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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