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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from Fordham U.

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.

Fordham U General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Fordham U General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how Fordham U 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 information science major at Fordham U 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 Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	34
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	41
	46
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	78
	79
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	120
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
	154
Best General Information Science Schools	154
Best Value General Information Science Schools	165
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in information science from Fordham U. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of information science 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 information science.

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 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 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.