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Information Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

32 Bachelor's Degrees
61 Master's Degrees
#43 Overall Quality
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how RPI ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in it.

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Information Technology Degrees Available at RPI

RPI IT Rankings

The bachelor's program at RPI was ranked #43 on College Factual's Best Schools for it list. It is also ranked #5 in New York.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Information Technology Graduates 9
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Information Technology Graduates 13
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 18
Best Information Technology Graduate Degree Schools 20
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Highest Paid Information Technology Graduates 34
Best Information Technology Schools 43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) 45
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) 46
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 46
Best Information Technology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 53
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k) 59
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) 66
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) 71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid) 76
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) 80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology 82
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) 83
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Information Technology 87
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 98
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k) 103
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) 128
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) 132
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) 136
Best Information Technology Colleges for Veterans 138
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) 154
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k) 157
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid) 177
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology 189
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) 196
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) 216
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid) 246
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology 256

Popularity of IT at RPI

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in information technology. This is an increase of 33% over the previous year when 24 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in it from RPI. This makes it the #28 most popular school for it master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

IT Student Diversity at RPI

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

RPI Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 it students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RPI, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in it.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
Non-Resident Aliens 6
Other Races 2

RPI Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 it majors earned their master's degree from RPI. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in it.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
Non-Resident Aliens 49
Other Races 0

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