Information Science at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and approximately 3,421 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Elmhurst.

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.

Elmhurst Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Elmhurst Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Elmhurst performed in these rankings.

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 Elmhurst 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	140
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused Information Science Schools	256
Most Popular Information Science Schools	257

IS Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Elmhurst in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Elmhurst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	5

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking

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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Science Professors	1,430	$83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	500	$113,350

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.