Information Science at Furman University

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Furman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year. Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in 2021, 19 of them were information science majors.

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.

Furman Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Furman Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Furman performed in these rankings.

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 Furman 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 Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Information Science Schools	95
Most Popular Information Science Schools	137

IS Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Furman, about 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Furman since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Furman 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

The following IS concentations are available at Furman University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Furman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	19

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Computer Science Professors	580	$76,950
Computer and Information Research Scientists	370	$96,870

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.