Information Science at Brigham Young University - Hawaii

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Brigham Young University - Hawaii is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

BYU - H is located in Laie, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,180. Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Hawaii in 2021, 9 of them were information science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

BYU - H Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

BYU - H Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at BYU - H 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 IS major at BYU - H is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Information Science Schools	158
Most Popular Information Science Schools	207

IS Student Demographics at BYU - H

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

BYU - H Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from BYU - H in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Hawaii with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU - H also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Hawaii. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	9

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Computer Workers	1,490	$89,960
Systems Software Developers	1,030	$97,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers	830	$124,660
Computer and Information Research Scientists	150	$107,520
Computer Science Professors	100	$86,420

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 Eustress under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.