Information Science at Clayton State University

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

Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and approximately 7,052 students attend the school each year. Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clayton State University in 2021, 4 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.

Clayton State University Information Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IS
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Clayton State University Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Clayton State University 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 Clayton State 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 Information Science Associate Degree Schools	13
Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools	14
	15
Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Information Science Associate Degree Schools	34
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
	125
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Best Value Information Science Schools	141
Most Popular Information Science Schools	145
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused Information Science Schools	150
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
	196
Best Information Science Schools	205

IS Student Demographics at Clayton State University

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

Clayton State University Information Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of IS associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Clayton State University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IS graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clayton State University with a associate's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clayton State University Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The IS program at Clayton State University awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Clayton State University since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Clayton State 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 Clayton State University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clayton State 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

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clayton State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	17

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• 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 GA, the home state for Clayton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer and Information Research Scientists	690	$100,140
Computer Science Professors	470	$85,080

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.