Information Science at Fordham University

Every 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 IS program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Fordham U.

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.

Fordham U Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

Fordham U Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Fordham U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Fordham U 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 Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Information Science Schools	34
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	41
	46
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	78
	79
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Information Science Schools	120
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
	154
Best Information Science Schools	154
Best Value Information Science Schools	165
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in IS from Fordham U. This makes it the #19 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fordham U, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Fordham U since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in IS.

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

Fordham U Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of IS master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	91
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Fordham U 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 Fordham University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	104

Related Majors

• Data Processing
• 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 NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.