Information Science at McKendree University

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

McKendree is located in Lebanon, Illinois and approximately 2,200 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from McKendree.

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.

McKendree Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at McKendree

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

McKendree does offer online education options in IS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

McKendree Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at McKendree 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 Online Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools	31
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Information Science Schools	192
Most Popular Information Science Schools	251

IS Student Demographics at McKendree

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

McKendree Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from McKendree, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	6

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 IL, the home state for McKendree University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Science Professors	1,430	$83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	500	$113,350

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 Robert Lawton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.