General Information Science at East Carolina 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. Of the 124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in 2021, 6 of them were general information science majors.

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.

ECU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

ECU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	21
	24
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
	81
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Value General Information Science Schools	119
Best General Information Science Schools	134
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
	138
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	189
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	314

Information Science Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 information science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ECU, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECU also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650
Computer Science Professors	1,640	$72,320
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$108,460

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.