Information Science at College of Charleston

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at College of Charleston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. Of the 89 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston in 2021, 16 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.

C of C Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

C of C Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at C of C 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 C of C 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 Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
	109
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Best Information Science Schools	148
Most Popular Information Science Schools	152
	178
Best Value Information Science Schools	219
Most Focused Information Science Schools	223

How Much Do IS Graduates from C of C Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at C of C is $42,638. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at C of C

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at College of Charleston.

C of C Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

C of C 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 College of Charleston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	16

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• 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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.