General Information Science at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. Of the 127 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 35 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.

GVSU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

GVSU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at GVSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at GVSU 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
Best Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	16
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	34
	39
Best Value General Information Science Schools	44
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best General Information Science Schools	56
	63
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	90
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	242

Information Science Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in information science from GVSU. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Computer Science Professors	900	$98,450
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$103,350

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.