Information Science at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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.

Luther Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Luther Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Luther compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Luther 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 Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Information Science Schools	43
Best Information Science Schools	46
	78
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
	132
Most Popular Information Science Schools	152
Best Value Information Science Schools	192

IS Student Demographics at Luther

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Luther College.

Luther Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The IS program at Luther awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Luther College with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Luther 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 Luther College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Luther College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	16

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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810
Computer Science Professors	380	$100,060

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.