Information Science at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,118. Of the 56 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Coastal Carolina University in 2021, 7 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.

Coastal Carolina University Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Coastal Carolina University Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Coastal Carolina 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 Coastal Carolina 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
	118
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Best Information Science Schools	174
	187
Best Value Information Science Schools	210
Most Popular Information Science Schools	235
Most Focused Information Science Schools	279

How Much Do IS Graduates from Coastal Carolina University Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Coastal Carolina University is $42,727. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Coastal Carolina University in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Coastal Carolina University since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Coastal Carolina 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 Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Coastal Carolina 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Coastal Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	7

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 SC, the home state for Coastal Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Computer Science Professors	580	$76,950
Computer and Information Research Scientists	370	$96,870

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 DKHardee/Kyle Hardee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.