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Degree Overview
- Delivery Format: on-campus
- Required Credits: 24-36
Program Details
- Offer increasing specialization within the existing knowledge base of Computer Science.
- Address an area in which disciplinary knowledge is being discovered. The Ph.D. candidate enters as a student, progresses as an apprentice scholar and graduates as a colleague of his/her mentor.
- Engage students in the acquisition of existing knowledge through courses selected to provide the foundation of the expertise required for scholarly inquiry at the highest scientific level.
- Provide the intellectual breadth that allows for novel cross-disciplinary problem solving.
What You Will Learn:
- Develop independence in research problem-solving skills at an advanced level.
- Acquire the depth of knowledge.
- Acquire sufficient breadth of knowledge.
- Develop ethical reasoning skills.
- Improve communication skills for teaching and research dissemination.
- Understand the conduct and support of research and development.
Admissions & curriculum
24-36 Required Credits
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Computer Science Salaries
$92,300
Starting Salary, NJIT Average
$97,819
Mid-Career Salary, National Average
Top 50 Public Schools nationwide - U.S News & World Report, 2025
Career Prospects
Where do Computer Science majors work?
Common Job Titles
- Business Technology Analyst
- Software Developer
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- Junior Programmer
- IT Consultant
Top Employers
- BNP Paribas
- Jni Consulting Corp.
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
- Prudential Financial
What our students are saying
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If you ever need advice or help, I would be willing to bet you could find it at NJIT."Angela Vitaletti -
I am gaining an excellent education at NJIT that is preparing me for my goals as a researcher in academia. "JonPierre Grajales -
I became an advocate for women in computer science while studying at NJIT."Jinisha Patel
