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Computer & Information Sciences at Rhode Island School of Design

Computer & Information Sciences at Rhode Island School of Design

If you are interested in studying computer & information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island School of Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 students attend the school each year.

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.

RISD Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

RISD Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island School of Design. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Software & Applications 11

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers 1,840 $96,850
Computer Systems Analysts 1,810 $99,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,800 $90,600
Computer Workers 1,410 $81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,270 $146,550

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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