General Information Science at Florida State 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 Florida State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year.

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.

Florida State General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science
• Doctorate Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Florida State offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Florida State General Information Science 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State General Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 students earned a master's degree in information science from Florida State. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a information science master's degree from Florida State, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	66
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Science Professors	1,780	$78,370
Computer and Information Research Scientists	540	$101,120

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.