Information Science at Loyola University Maryland

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Loyola University Maryland is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

Loyola Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 5,282 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola Maryland.

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.

Loyola Maryland Information Science Degrees Available

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

Loyola Maryland Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Loyola Maryland performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Loyola Maryland 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
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	40
	48
Best Value Information Science Schools	59
Best Information Science Schools	63
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	81
	86
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Popular Information Science Schools	183
Most Focused Information Science Schools	212

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in IS from Loyola Maryland. This makes it the #89 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Loyola Maryland

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

Loyola Maryland Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Maryland since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Loyola Maryland 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 Loyola University Maryland with a bachelor's in IS.

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

Loyola Maryland Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in IS from Loyola Maryland. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from Loyola Maryland, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Loyola Maryland 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 Loyola University Maryland. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University Maryland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	12

Related Majors

• 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 MD, the home state for Loyola University Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Crhayes88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.