Information Science at Grambling State 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 Grambling State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and approximately 5,438 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from GSU.

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.

GSU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

GSU Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at GSU 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 GSU 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	23
Most Focused Information Science Schools	56
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular Information Science Schools	118
	119
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
	188
Best Value Information Science Schools	190
Best Information Science Schools	227

Earnings of GSU IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $42,093. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from GSU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at GSU since its program graduates 41% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Grambling State University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU 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 Grambling State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grambling State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	24

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200
Computer Science Professors	160	$95,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	80	$89,810

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.