Information Science at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from KSU Georgia.

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.

KSU Georgia Information Science Degrees Available

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

KSU Georgia Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at KSU Georgia 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 KSU Georgia 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 Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Information Science Schools	36
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	58
	61
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	64
	72
Best Value Information Science Schools	95
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	97
	117
Most Focused Information Science Schools	146
Best Information Science Schools	147

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in IS from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #59 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from KSU Georgia Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $50,108. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KSU Georgia, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at KSU Georgia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

KSU Georgia Information Science Master’s Program

The IS program at KSU Georgia awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KSU Georgia 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

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kennesaw State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	101

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Programming
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer and Information Research Scientists	690	$100,140
Computer Science Professors	470	$85,080

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.