Information Science at George Washington 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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from GWU.

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.

GWU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

GWU Information Science Rankings

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

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 GWU 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
	10
	10
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
	19
Best Information Science Schools	25
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Information Science Schools	41
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Information Science Schools	105
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in IS from GWU. This makes it the #26 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from GWU Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $67,132. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GWU Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 67 students who earned a master's degree in Information Science from GWU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GWU 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 Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	86

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Data Processing
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Computer and Information Research Scientists	480	$127,900
Computer Science Professors	210	$123,250

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.