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General Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

General Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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 New Brunswick General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Information Science Master’s Program

72% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of information science master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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Of the students who received a information science master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in information science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 50
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 - New Brunswick.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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