You’ll have a broad range of career opportunities with your Computer Science degree in business, industry, entertainment, government and academia. Our recent graduates have established careers in many areas.  These include: software development, project management, financial research, web development, cyber security, marketing, database development and administration, health care, systems administration, quality assurance, education, management, consulting, game development, and sales.

Ramapo Computer Science graduates have found employment with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Apple, IBM, Q-Games (Japan), National Basketball Association, AccuWeather, US Department of Defense, Viaplay (Sweden), Sony Music, Microsoft, Verizon Wireless, Sandvik, Dunn and Bradstreet, Moody’s Analytics, Wells Fargo, Cisco Systems, Jaguar Land Rover, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, CBS, UPS, Yahoo, Crestron Electronics, Lockheed Martin, Storis, Unilever, Geico, Curtiss Wright, American Discount Cruises, Vontage, Amper Music and the Walt Disney Company/Marvel. Many of our students continue on to graduate school as well and have gone to such colleges as Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, Pace University, Southern Methodist, Tel Aviv University, Florida State University, Emory University, University of Pittsburg, University of Chicago, University of Tennessee, Iona College, New York University, Boston University, Rutgers, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology and The University of Chicago.

Sample Job Titles and National Salary Ranges

* Sources of Information: United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020). For more information about careers and assistance in making your career plans, please contact Career Services (cahill@ramapo.edu) or visit www.ramapo.edu/careercenter/.

The Computer Science faculty brings a wide diversity of experience in industry and academia. Computer networking, object oriented programming, financial modeling, database design, web development, UNIX, .NET and Windows programming, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, GUI programming, software methodologies, programming languages, numerical analysis and computer graphics are areas well represented by your professors.

As a graduation requirement, you will have to design and implement a significant piece of software as your senior project. Additionally, your professors will encourage you to actively participate in off campus learning through on of the many opportunities available through internships such as Google, Storis, Inc., PSE&G, Bergen County Technical Schools, and UPS.