General Information Science at George Washington 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 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. Of the 175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 19 of them were general information science majors.

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.

GWU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

GWU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science 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 information science major at GWU 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
	10
	10
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
	19
Best General Information Science Schools	25
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	41
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value General Information Science Schools	105
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	196

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

Information Science Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 information science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 information science majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 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 information science.

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 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 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.