General Information Science at Claremont Graduate University

Every general information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the information science program at Claremont Graduate University stacks up to those at other schools.

Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,949 students attend the school each year.

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.

Claremont Graduate University General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science
• Doctorate Degree in Information Science

Claremont Graduate University General Information Science Rankings

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There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at Claremont Graduate University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Claremont Graduate University.

Claremont Graduate University General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students graduated with a master's degree in information science from Claremont Graduate University. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Claremont Graduate University with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	13
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 CA, the home state for Claremont Graduate University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer and Information Research Scientists	7,300	$136,310
Computer Science Professors	2,210	$140,720

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.