General Information Science at Furman University

If you plan to study general information science, take a look at what Furman University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. In 2021, 19 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Furman.

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.

Furman General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Furman General Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at Furman 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 Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	95
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	137

Information Science Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Furman. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 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 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

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