General Information Science at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from BGSU.

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.

BGSU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

BGSU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at BGSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at BGSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	70
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best Value General Information Science Schools	97
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	109
Best General Information Science Schools	114
	121
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	228

Information Science Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in information science from BGSU. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical information science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at BGSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BGSU also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,390	$135,510
Computer Workers	12,160	$82,440
Systems Software Developers	5,400	$101,570
Computer Science Professors	1,320	$112,390
Computer and Information Research Scientists	480	$112,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

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