Information Science at George Fox University

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

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,106. Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Fox University in 2021, 2 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.

GFU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

GFU Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how GFU 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 IS major at GFU 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 Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Most Focused Information Science Schools	308
Most Popular Information Science Schools	309

IS Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from GFU. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at GFU 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in IS.

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

GFU 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

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Fox University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,370	$129,680
Systems Software Developers	2,560	$104,760
Computer Science Professors	320	$100,170
Computer and Information Research Scientists	230	$130,220

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 George Fox University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.