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

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and approximately 4,857 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Frostburg State.

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.

Frostburg State Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Frostburg State Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Frostburg State 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
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
	140
Best Information Science Schools	177
Best Value Information Science Schools	192
Most Popular Information Science Schools	207
	215
Most Focused Information Science Schools	220

IS Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Frostburg State, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Frostburg State University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Frostburg State 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

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Frostburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	9

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.