General Information Science at Houghton College

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 Houghton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Houghton is located in Houghton, New York and approximately 902 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Houghton.

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.

Houghton General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Houghton General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at Houghton 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 Houghton 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
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	169
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	288

Information Science Student Demographics at Houghton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Houghton College.

Houghton General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in information science from Houghton. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at Houghton 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 Houghton College with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Houghton 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 NY, the home state for Houghton College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.