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Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

RPI Computer Science Rankings

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at RPI

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

RPI Computer Science Master’s Program

16% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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 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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