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

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 4,857. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from Frostburg State.

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.

Frostburg State General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Frostburg State General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how Frostburg State 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 Frostburg State 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
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
	140
Best General Information Science Schools	177
Best Value General Information Science Schools	192
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	207
	215
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	220

Information Science Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from Frostburg State in 2020-2021, 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 information science 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 information science.

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 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 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

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