General Information Science at Fort Hays State University

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at Fort Hays State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and approximately 15,033 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from FHSU.

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.

FHSU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

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? FHSU offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FHSU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at FHSU 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 information science major at FHSU 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 Online General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	7
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value General Information Science Schools	38
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	76
Best General Information Science Schools	84
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	107
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	172
	175

Information Science Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from FHSU in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FHSU 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,010	$119,050
Systems Software Developers	1,870	$94,240
Computer Workers	1,340	$79,300
Computer Science Professors	150	$75,130
Computer and Information Research Scientists	100	$94,300

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.