$92,300

Average starting salary, Class of 2016

$97,819

Average salary nationwide, all levels

Top 50 Public Schools nationwide - U.S News & World Report, 2025

What do majors do?

Skill Set
Computer scientists think logically to build and implement computer algorithms, work with operating systems, databases, firewalls and web servers – and write programs for computer gaming, mobile computing, and wireless systems.

Degrees Offered

Where do 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

Meet some students

Krupali Patel

The atmosphere at NJIT fostered my growth as a female in computing.

Krupali Patel
Class of 2017

Vignesh Kumar

NJIT is well known not just in the U.S., but also back home in India. I really can leverage this to work for any top tech employer,

Vignesh Kumar
Class of 2017

Jinisha Patel

I became an advocate for women in computer science while studying at NJIT.

Jinisha Patel
Class of 2016

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