General Information Science at Loyola University Maryland

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at Loyola University Maryland. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loyola Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 5,282 students attend the school each year. Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Maryland in 2021, 3 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.

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at Loyola Maryland 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 Loyola Maryland 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 Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	40
	48
Best Value General Information Science Schools	59
Best General Information Science Schools	63
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	81
	86
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	183
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	212

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Loyola Maryland

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

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The information science program at Loyola Maryland awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 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

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in information science from Loyola Maryland in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a information science master's degree from Loyola Maryland, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the information science 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 information science.

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 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 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

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