Information Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study information science, take a look at what Clarion University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Clarion University is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,465 students attend the school each year. Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania 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.

Clarion University Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Clarion University Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Clarion University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Clarion University 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
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Information Science Schools	64
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
	104
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Best Information Science Schools	142
	170
Most Popular Information Science Schools	207
Most Focused Information Science Schools	231

Earnings of Clarion University IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clarion University is $44,553. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Clarion University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Clarion University Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Clarion University, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Clarion University 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarion University 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

The following IS concentations are available at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	9

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

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 PA, the home state for Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Computer Science Professors	1,590	$105,900
Computer and Information Research Scientists	410	$107,660

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 Clarion, Pennsylvania under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.